projection

[ UK /pɹəd‍ʒˈɛkʃən/ ]
[ US /pɹəˈdʒɛkʃən/ ]

NOUN

any structure that branches out from a central support
a planned undertaking
the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice
the act of projecting out from something
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

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How To Use projection In A Sentence

It is not just a projection of human motives on to a neutral universe.
In the darkened room behind this diorama, a wall-sized video projection showed a seascape of lapping waves.
Party conferences, like American party conventions, have increasingly become stage-managed for the televised projection of the positive party image and strong leadership.
The bladelike projections behaved like serpents, attacking and recoiling repeatedly. Reap the Whirlwind
They operate with so much psychological projection that they would make a great case for a person to use to study for a doctoral thesis!
Projections of the canaliculi wall, attached to the osteocyte at an integrin protein, may also participate in amplifying and transmitting the signal. News from The Scientist
As the IPCC report made clear, many of the models disagree even on the sign of the change in rainfall over much of the globe, especially for winter projections. 2010 March 12 | Serendipity
The projection of future demand, normally to supply the independent portion of demand such as customer or interplant orders, based on past history and known market changes.
All architectural projections and rusticated surfaces are of reconstituted stone.
He covers everything under the sun from personal development to astral projection.