Noun(1) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings(2) the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out(3) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form(4) the condition of being protuberant(5) the condition of bulging out(6) lump(7) outgrowth
Noun(1) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings(2) the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out(3) something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form(4) the condition of being protuberant(5) the condition of bulging out(6) lump(7) outgrowth
(1) The placoderms and chondrichthyans both show at least some capsular protuberance of the braincase, but the braincase is a single, undivided mass, whether or not ossified.(2) the large size and protuberance of the incisors(3) the large size and protuberance of the incisors(4) The protuberances remain small during initiation of the first sepals, and they disappear completely in the course of floral development.(5) And, as mentioned earlier, the ceramics are sexy, with their curves and protuberances and hidden spaces.(6) The ridges form irregularly situated protuberances that house hollow spines usually 0.05-0.06 mm wide and up to 0.12 mm long.(7) The cell containing the infection thread, or the neighbouring cell, has green-stained protuberances on its periclinal walls.(8) Some specimens formed massive attachment structures from the protuberances on the transverse ridges.(9) In his large-scale drawings, body organs morph into metallic configurations with colorful, yet indistinct protuberances .(10) Others suggest that protuberances from the epidermis increased photosynthetic surface area on plants that were now growing taller, with thicker stems and more biomass to support.(11) Beetles are usually identified by observing differences in the male's genitalia, which sport all sorts of uncomfortable-looking protuberances .(12) A number of works, however, feature clusters of dark, leathery-looking, phallic protuberances and spiky forms that suggest the shapes of devil's horns mentioned in the poems.(13) Another feature of this patent was the use of protuberances , which interlocked into holes in the joint plates to keep an extended rule straight when open.(14) It has very few bumps or protuberances , and the surface has as mirror-like a sheen as you can get from white plastic.(15) One could lean over from one of those little teensy protuberances of rock, ice, gravel and snow and stare straight down at infinity.(16) Almost elephantine with its twin probosci and large, intelligent eyes, it alternated between curling the forward lobes into tight horn-like protuberances or dropping them down to shovel plankton into its cavernous maw.
