protuberance

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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-derived
proforward, for, before
+
tuberstem
+
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.

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