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projection
[ pruh-jek-shuhn ]
noun
- a projecting or protruding part.
Synonyms: , ,
- the state or fact of jutting out or protruding.
- a causing to jut or protrude.
- the act, process, or result of projecting.
- Also called map projection. Cartography. a systematic construction of lines drawn on a plane surface representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the earth or celestial sphere.
- Photography.
- the act of reproducing on a surface, by optical means, a remote image on a film, slide, etc.
- an image so reproduced.
- the act of visualizing and regarding an idea or the like as an objective reality.
- something that is so visualized and regarded.
- calculation of some future thing:
They fell short of their projection for the rate of growth.
Synonyms: , ,
- the act of communicating distinctly and forcefully to an audience.
- Psychology.
- the tendency to ascribe to another person feelings, thoughts, or attitudes present in oneself, or to regard external reality as embodying such feelings, thoughts, etc., in some way.
- Psychoanalysis. such an ascription relieving the ego of a sense of guilt or other intolerable feeling.
- the act of planning or scheming.
- Alchemy. the casting of the powder of philosophers' stone upon metal in fusion, to transmute it into gold or silver.
projection
/ əˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act of projecting or the state of being projected
- an object or part that juts out
- See map projection
- the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a given plane as it would be seen from a particular direction or in accordance with an accepted set of rules
- a scheme or plan
- a prediction based on known evidence and observations
- the process of showing film on a screen
- the image or images shown
- psychol
- the belief, esp in children, that others share one's subjective mental life
- the process of projecting one's own hidden desires and impulses See also defence mechanism
- the mixing by alchemists of powdered philosopher's stone with molten base metals in order to transmute them into gold
projection
- The image of a geometric figure reproduced on a line, plane, or surface.
- A system of intersecting lines, such as the grid of a map, on which part or all of the globe or another spherical surface is represented as a plane surface.
- See more at azimuthal projection
Derived Forms
- ˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ··پDz· [pr, uh, -, jek, -sh, uh, -nl], adjective
- ԴDzp·tDz noun
- -·tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of projection1
Example Sentences
The state’s financial outlook is dire enough that it could swing from earlier projections of a relatively neutral budget to a staggering deficit in the year ahead.
Trump and Bessent's cooling on tariffs comes the same day that the International Monetary Fund released doom-and-gloom projections for the coming year.
“Some uncensored messaging to Coachella,” the band wrote after its Weekend 2 set, posting images of its projections.
Last month, City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo informed the City Council that tax revenues were expected to come in $315 million below previous projections, due to a slowdown in local economic activity.
Most believed Barker could land anywhere from No. 7 to No. 15, given the depth of wings and guards projected in that range — a projection that matched what she was hearing from teams.
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