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protuberances

protuberances is the plural 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

Phrases with protuberances

Questions about protuberances

What is protuberances the plural of?
Protuberances is the plural of protuberance.

Words near protuberances in the dictionary

  1. prottie
  2. protties
  3. Protty
  4. protuberance
  5. protuberanceless
  6. protuberances
  7. protuberancies
  8. protuberancy
  9. protuberant
  10. protuberantial
  11. protuberantly

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