noun Download 🔗Share Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out. Examples : "The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on." appearance structure part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something. Examples : "The teacher's projection of the PowerPoint slides onto the wall allowed everyone to see the presentation clearly. " action physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process. Examples : "The projection of the family dinner was the moment the roasted chicken became burnt, signaling the end of a successful meal. " food process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector. Examples : "The movie projector created a sharp projection of the film on the big screen. " technology device entertainment media Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself Examples : "My projection is that my classmates will also find the history assignment challenging, because it was difficult for me. " mind philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The geography teacher used a projection to show how the continents look on a map. " geography math technical science system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions. Examples : "The projector displayed a projection of the Earth on the classroom wall. " technology physics math science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace. Examples : "The teacher's projection of student grades onto the "A" range showed that many students were performing well above average. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object. Examples : "The projection of the student's test scores onto the class average highlights which students performed above or below the norm. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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