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protruberance

protruberance is the misspelling of protuberance.

Meaning of protuberance

Noun

protuberance (plural protuberances)

  1. A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
    • For the most part they were small standard gauge 0-6-0 side tanks of the type illustrated, with long tapered chimneys and an unusual feature for the Continent in the shape of domeless boilers, the protuberance just behind the chimney being a sandbox.1941 August, “Notes and News: The Swiss South Eastern Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 376

Forms of protruberance

pluralprotruberances

Origin of protruberance

Irregular alteration of protuberance, probably after protrude.

Questions about protruberance

What is protruberance the misspelling of?
Protruberance is the misspelling of protuberance.

Words near protruberance in the dictionary

  1. protriaene
  2. protriaenes
  3. protriptyline
  4. protron
  5. protropin
  6. protruberance
  7. protruberances
  8. protruberant
  9. protrudable
  10. protrude
  11. protruded

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