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projecture

projecture noun: something that juts out beyond a surface; a projection.

Noun

projecture (plural projectures)

  1. (archaic) Something that juts out beyond a surface; a projection.
    • I now found myself on the projecture of a rock: above and below, the hill-side was nearly perpendicular. Opposite, at the distance of fifteen or twenty yards, was a similar ascent: at the bottom was a glen, cold, narrow, and obscure. The projecture, which served as a kind of vestibule to the cave...1799, Charles Brockden Brown, Edgar Huntly, or The Sleep Walker, Chapter 10

Forms of projecture

pluralprojectures

Origin of projecture

Latin projectura: compare French projecture.

Questions about projecture

What does projecture mean?
Projecture means something that juts out beyond a surface; a projection.
What part of speech is projecture?
Projecture is a noun.
What is the plural of projecture?
The plural of projecture is projectures.

Words near projecture in the dictionary

  1. projectour
  2. projectours
  3. projectress
  4. projectresses
  5. projects
  6. projecture
  7. projectures
  8. projet
  9. projets
  10. projicience
  11. projicient

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