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Definitions for protuberance:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Protuberance \Pro*tu"ber*ance\, n. [Cf. F. protub['e]rance. See Protuberant.] That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. [1913 Webster] Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day. Called also solar prominences. See Illust. in Append. [1913 Webster] Syn: Projection, Protuberance. protuberance differs from projection, being applied to parts that rise from the surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a projection may be at a right angle with the surface. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
protuberance n 1: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form [syn: bulge, bump, hump, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence] 2: the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "protuberance": bas-relief, bellying, boldness, bulge, bulging, embossment, eminence, excrescence, excrescency, extrusion, feel, finish, gibbosity, gibbousness, grain, granular texture, high relief, indentation, jut, knub, low relief, nap, nub, pile, pit, pock, projection, prominence, protrusion, protuberancy, relief, salience, salient, shag, structure, surface, surface texture, texture, tuberosity, tuberousness, wale, weave, woof

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protuberance (plural protuberances) A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or ... Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/protuberance" Category: English nouns ...

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protuberance n. Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes. ... A large rock was the only protuberance on the smooth face of the polished marble ...

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Protuberance
Ear protuberance. Definition Return to top. A protuberance is a body part that protrudes ... protuberance of the leg, and the ears are a protuberance of ...

Solar prominence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A prominence is a large bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface, ... While the troposphere consists of extremely hot ionized gases, known as plasma, ...

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