protuberance
UK/prәu'tju:bәrәns/US
GREB2
Definitions
n.
A rounded swelling, lump, or bulge that sticks out from a surface.
突起，隆起物，凸出部分
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedproforward, for, before
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tuberstem
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ancestate, quality
=protuberance
Common Collocations
- 1.bony protuberance骨性突起
- 2.small protuberance细小隆起
- 3.[surface protuberance]表面凸起
- 4.natural protuberance自然隆起
Example Sentences
- 1.
The geologist examined the strange protuberance on the rock surface.
- 2.
A small protuberance on the bone indicated a previous fracture.
- 3.
The designer carefully smoothed every protuberance on the sculpture's surface.