projection

B2
Pronunciation
/pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/
Noun
12 definition(s)
1 Definition

Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

Example Sentences
  • The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on.
2 Definition

The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.

3 Definition

The crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process.

4 Definition

The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.

5 Definition

A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation

6 Definition

A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself

7 Definition

The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.

8 Definition

Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.

9 Definition

An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.

10 Definition

An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.

11 Definition

A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.

12 Definition

A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.