protuberance
noun
pro·tu·ber·ance
prō-ˈtü-b(ə-)rən(t)s 
-ˈtyü-
1
: something that is protuberant
2
: the quality or state of being protuberant
Synonyms
Examples of protuberance in a Sentence
the tree trunk had several mossy protuberances where branches had once grown
Recent Examples on the Web
These extreme eruptions on the sun, if large enough, may be visible as tiny pink protuberances peaking around the edge of the moon.
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Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
When Kahan threw the typically upbeat floral protuberance, Tango obligingly chased after it just like a real dog would.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
But mechanical gimbals are not exactly aerodynamic—one example is that massive protuberance on the nose of Predator drones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2011
Many of these species are brightly colored and have protuberances and stinging hairs known as setae, that can cause a rash to humans that touch them.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
From above, the appendages look like the protuberances of an amoeba.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Despite such a distant relationship to the pachycephalosaurs, however, Triopticus independently evolved a very similar noggin, all the way down to spike-like protuberances around the dome.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
Just look for a lower protuberance from which stems or leaves emerge, and do not remove them or new growth will not fill in.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
For example, why were American women encouraged to torture themselves with cage-like corsets, don yards of cumbersome cloth and carry around a heavy protuberance called a bustle?
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
Dean Regas, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
When Kahan threw the typically upbeat floral protuberance, Tango obligingly chased after it just like a real dog would.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
But mechanical gimbals are not exactly aerodynamic—one example is that massive protuberance on the nose of Predator drones.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2011
Many of these species are brightly colored and have protuberances and stinging hairs known as setae, that can cause a rash to humans that touch them.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
From above, the appendages look like the protuberances of an amoeba.
—Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2023
Despite such a distant relationship to the pachycephalosaurs, however, Triopticus independently evolved a very similar noggin, all the way down to spike-like protuberances around the dome.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
Just look for a lower protuberance from which stems or leaves emerge, and do not remove them or new growth will not fill in.
—oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2023
For example, why were American women encouraged to torture themselves with cage-like corsets, don yards of cumbersome cloth and carry around a heavy protuberance called a bustle?
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022
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protuberance
noun
pro·tu·ber·ance
prō-ˈt(y)ü-b(ə-)rən(t)s
1
: the quality or state of bulging beyond a surrounding surface
2
Medical Definition
protuberance
noun
pro·tu·ber·ance
prō-ˈt(y)ü-b(ə-)rən(t)s
1
: something that is protuberant
a bony protuberance
2
: the quality or state of being protuberant
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