protuberance Definition
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protuberant
adj
- 1. Projecting; bulging; swelling out.
- Thesaurus: protruding, bulging, swollen, swelling, jutting, popping, bulbous, prominent, proud, protrusive, extrusive; Antonym: flat.
noun
- Something that projects, bulges or swells out
- Thesaurus: outgrowth, knob, lump, bulge, bump, prominence, projection, swelling, protrusion, bulb, wart, welt, tumour, tuber.
Info:
- These are often mispronounced and misspelt as if they were protruberance or protruberant, under the influence of protrude.
