Definition of protuberance

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Protuberance (n.) 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.

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Teated :: Teated (a.) Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.
Tuberosity :: Tuberosity (n.) An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances; particularly, to ornament with raised work..
Friezed :: Friezed (a.) Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t., 2..
Bulb :: Bulb (n.) An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc..
Umbonated :: Umbonated (a.) Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like a boss..
Scab :: Scab (n.) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold..
Jag :: Jag (n.) A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation.
Swimmer :: Swimmer (n.) A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
Pomme :: Pomme (a.) Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.
Bunch :: Bunch (n.) A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.
Mamelon :: Mamelon (n.) A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
Extuberation :: Extuberation (n.) Protuberance.
Hump :: Hump (n.) A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back..
Mammillated :: Mammillated (a.) Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae..
Mole :: Mole (n.) A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs..
Extuberance :: Extuberance (n.) A swelling or rising; protuberance.
Hornbill :: Hornbill (n.) Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead animals..
Wart :: Wart (n.) An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or hardened protuberance on plants..
Knot :: Knot (n.) A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance..
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