noun🔗ShareSomething which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out."The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on."appearancestructurepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe action of projecting or throwing or propelling something."The teacher's projection of the PowerPoint slides onto the wall allowed everyone to see the presentation clearly. "actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process."The projection of the family dinner was the moment the roasted chicken became burnt, signaling the end of a successful meal. "foodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector."The movie projector created a sharp projection of the film on the big screen. "technologydeviceentertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation"The weather projection for the weekend predicts rain. "businesseconomystatisticsmathfuturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself"My projection is that my classmates will also find the history assignment challenging, because it was difficult for me. "mindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe image that a translucent object casts onto another object."The projector's projection of the image onto the white screen was crisp and clear. "appearancephysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny 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."The geography teacher used a projection to show how the continents look on a map. "geographymathtechnicalsciencesystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions."The projector displayed a projection of the Earth on the classroom wall. "technologyphysicsmathscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace."The teacher's projection of student grades onto the "A" range showed that many students were performing well above average. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object."The projection of the student's test scores onto the class average highlights which students performed above or below the norm. "mathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components."The projection of the total family income onto the mother's earnings is used to estimate her contribution to the household budget. "maththeoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading