projecting
Meaning of projecting
- extending outwards beyond something else; protruding.
a projecting bay window
- estimate or forecast (something) on the basis of present trends or data.
spending was projected at £72,900 million
- extend outwards beyond something else; protrude.
I noticed a slip of paper projecting from the book
- throw or cause to move forward or outward.
seeds are projected from the tree
- present or promote (a particular view or image).
he strives to project an image of youth
- draw straight lines through (a given figure) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or a line.
- make a projection of (the earth, sky, etc.) on a plane surface.
late Middle English (in the sense ‘preliminary design, tabulated statement’): from Latin projectum ‘something prominent’, neuter past participle of proicere ‘throw forth’, from pro- ‘forth’ + jacere ‘to throw’. Early senses of the verb were ‘plan’ and ‘cause to move forward’.
Information about projecting
- The plural form of projecting is: projectings.
- Languages in which projecting is used:
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Hyphenation of projecting
pro-ject-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- projecting is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
projecting synonyms
Meaning jutting:
jutting, projected, protruding, sticking
Meaning protruding; bulging:
Meaning projecting from something; protuberant:
Meaning hanging or extending outwards over something:
Meaning slightly projecting from a surface:
Meaning swelling outwards; protruding:
Meaning fat, round, or bulging:
Meaning noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way:
Meaning relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth's surface as lava or other volcanic deposits:
Meaning tending to protrude or project outwards:
Meaning forming or constituting an excrescence:
Meaning predict or estimate (a future event or trend):
Meaning say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something:
Meaning roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of:
Meaning determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:
Meaning estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of:
Meaning establish by calculation:
Meaning regard (something) as likely to happen:
Meaning extend the application of (a method or conclusion) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable:
Meaning extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something:
Meaning extend beyond or above a surface:
Meaning cause to cover a wider area; make larger:
Meaning hang or extend outwards over:
Meaning become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way:
Meaning support by a cantilever or cantilevers:
Meaning propel (something) with force through the air by a movement of the arm and hand:
Meaning cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface:
Meaning throw or hurl forcefully:
Meaning throw or impel (someone or something) with great force:
Meaning throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually:
Meaning throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc:
Meaning hurl (something) forcefully:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning drive or push something forwards:
Meaning kill or wound (a person or animal) with a bullet or arrow:
Meaning throw (something) carelessly or casually:
Meaning suspend or arrange (something), especially with a strap or straps, so that it hangs loosely in a particular position:
Meaning close with a stopper:
Meaning lift or haul (something heavy) with great effort:
Meaning make (an idea, impression, or feeling) known or understandable:
Meaning share or exchange information, news, or ideas:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:
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