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单词 protruberance
释义

protruberancen.

Brit. /prəˈtruːb(ə)rəns/, /prəˈtruːb(ə)rn̩s/, U.S. /prəˈtrub(ə)rəns/, /proʊˈtrub(ə)rəns/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: protuberance n.
Etymology: Irregular alteration of protuberance n., probably after protrude v.
nonstandard.
= protuberance n. 1a.
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the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [noun]
bunching1398
struttingc1440
tuberosity?1541
swellnessa1582
bunchiness1594
extuberance1607
protuberance1653
protuberancy1654
tuberousness1681
swell1683
protruberance1746
bossiness1870
bulginess1883
pregnancy1950
1746 R. Poole Journey France & Holland (ed. 2) II. 142/1 Some unnatural Protruberance arising from the lower Vertebra of the Loins.
1829 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. II. 24 Larva naked, with a small conical protruberance on the anal segment.
1908 Proc. Royal Soc. 1907–8 A. 80 571 The effect of an equatorial protruberance of the primary is to cause a retrograde motion of the node of a satellite's orbit along the equator of the primary.
1947 Trans. & Papers (Inst. Brit. Geographers) No. 13. 34 The drag of the moving ice on any rock protruberance, and direct plucking by ice frozen on to a ‘riser’ facing downstream, probably all assist in the disintegration of the bed.
2004 Time Out 31 Mar. 14/1 These annoying protruberances [sc. speed humps] cause 500 deaths a year in the city.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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