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protusion

protusion is the misspelling 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 protusion

What is protusion the misspelling of?
Protusion is the misspelling of protrusion.

Words near protusion in the dictionary

  1. protumourigenic
  2. protungulate
  3. proturan
  4. proturans
  5. protusible
  6. protusion
  7. protussive
  8. protussives
  9. protyl
  10. protyle
  11. protyles

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