protrusion
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Synonyms & Antonyms for protrusion
Synonyms
bulge, bunch, convexity, jut, overhang, projection, protuberance, swell
Antonyms
cavity, concave, concavity, dent, depression, dint, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture, pit, recess
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Taurasi, who had surgery for disc protrusion in April, had been cleared to play for the Phoenix Mercury’s game against the Connecticut Sun and was in the starting lineup after missing the first 13 games. — Lori Riley, courant.com, "Sun spoil Taurasi’s season debut, beat Phoenix 79-64 to snap five-game skid," 13 July 2019 The blunted nose with protrusion on top is the ASARS-2 advanced synthetic aperture radar system. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Watch A U-2 Spy Plane Pilot Suit Up and Take Off on a Mission Over the Middle East," 20 Mar. 2019 The consequent protrusion, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, may help reduce the chance of a crease developing in the middle of the screen over time, one of the people said. — latimes.com, "Samsung completes folding phone redesign after screen failures," 4 July 2019 Now, denticles, the toothlike protrusions that cover the skin of sharks, can be added to the list. — Quanta Magazine, "Ancient Turing Pattern Builds Feathers, Hair — and Now, Shark Skin," 2 Jan. 2019 Hacienda staff noticed the protrusion on the women's abdomen months before, the policereport said. — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, "Police report: Behavior of Hacienda nurse accused of raping patient changed in months before birth," 13 June 2019 How about those pouch-like protrusions bulging from underneath larger clouds? — Catherine Zuckerman, National Geographic, "Clouds, explained," 24 Apr. 2019 His coach, Alberto Salazar, revealed two weeks later that Rupp had surgery after the race to fix a condition called Haglund’s deformity, a bone protrusion in his left heel that had worn on his Achilles tendon and partially tore it. — Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, "Galen Rupp, who won the Chicago Marathon in 2017, is recovering from an Achilles injury," 7 June 2019 Much recent effort also focuses on finding biomarkers for TNTs to distinguish them from similar-looking structures like filopodia, long cellular protrusions that are used for sensing and locomotion. — Quanta Magazine, "Cells Talk and Help One Another via Tiny Tube Networks," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'protrusion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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