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protrusion

noun
/pɹəˈtɹuːʒən/

Etymology

From French protrusion.

  1. derived from protrusion

Definitions

  1. The act of protruding.

    • The tortoise, with its characteristic protrusion of the head and neck, was a symbol sacred to Venus. It represented the procreative principle.

  2. The state of being protruded.

    • A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.

  3. Anything that protrudes.

The neighborhood

Derived

microprotrusion, nanoprotrusion, protrusional

Vish — recursive loop

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