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protrusions

protrusions is the plural of protrusion.

Meaning of protrusion

Noun

protrusion (countable and uncountable, plural protrusions)

  1. (uncountable) 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.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 235
  2. (uncountable) The state of being protruded.
    • A reduction in growth was accompanied by protrusion of the calyx.
  3. (countable) Anything that protrudes.
    Synonyms:
    protuberance

Questions about protrusions

What is protrusions the plural of?
Protrusions is the plural of protrusion.

Words near protrusions in the dictionary

  1. protrusibility
  2. protrusible
  3. protrusile
  4. protrusion
  5. protrusional
  6. protrusions
  7. protrusive
  8. protrusively
  9. protrusiveness
  10. protryptase
  11. protryptases

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