Protuberance Definition & Meaning

protuberance
noun
  1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
  2. the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out; "the protuberance of his belly"

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