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projection

pro·jec·tion [ prə jékshən ] (plural pro·jec·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. something that sticks out: something that juts out or overhangs

2. estimate: an estimate of the rate or amount of something

3. casting of something on surface: the projecting of an image or picture on a surface

4. something cast on surface: an image or picture projected on a surface

5. protrusion: the act or process of projecting something or the fact of projecting

6. psychology unconscious transfer of feeling: the unconscious ascription of a personal thought, feeling, or impulse, especially one considered undesirable, to somebody else

7. maps representation on surface: a means of representing lines, figures, or solids on a flat surface such as a map that conforms to the viewing direction or follows particular rules

8. mathematics drawn representation: the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a flat surface

9. history mixing by alchemist: in alchemy, the mixing of powdered philosopher's stone with base metals in order, supposedly, to transmute them into gold or silver


pro·jec·tion·al adjective
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