protuberantadj.

Brit.

/prəˈtjuːb(ə)rənt/,

/prəˈtjuːb(ə)rn̩t/,

/prəˈtʃuːb(ə)rənt/,

/prəˈtʃuːb(ə)rn̩t/, U.S.

/prəˈt(j)ub(ə)rənt/,

/proʊˈt(j)ub(ə)rənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin protuberant-, protuberans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin protuberant-, protuberans, present participle of protuberare to swell, to push forth (4th cent.) < classical Latin prō- pro- prefix¹ + tūberāre to form a rounded swelling, protuberate (see tuberant adj.). Compare Middle French, French protubérant (1575 in Paré). Compare protuberated adj., protuberating adj., and protubered adj. Compare also protuberate v.

a. Protruding or bulging out above the surrounding surface; prominent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective]

fullOE

balghc1340

struttinga1398

bouchy1398

bunching1398

bunchy1398

lumpedc1425

bunched1426

bulged1436

knule?a1513

bolling1519

bossed?1541

bossy1543

swelling1544

poked1577

embossed1578

extuberant1578

protuberant1578

protuberated1578

protuberating1578

protubered1578

bunting1584

bellieda1593

gouty1595

bottled1597

buddy1611

hulch1611

hulched1611

jetty?1611

bottle-like1629

bungy1634

extuberating1634

bosomed1646

puffing1661

protuberous1666

tuberant1668

extuberic1680

swollen1688

bellying1700

swelled1704

humped1713

extuberated1727

bottle-shaped1731

ampullaceous1776

hummocky1791

bulging1812

bulgy1847

ampulliform1870

fullish1871

pouchy1884

bumfled1913

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 34 ^v The inferiour part of the thigh hauing two heades..leaueth the middest a hollow corner, into which the middle protuberant part of the Patell is immitted.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. iv. 113 These..follicles are found in both sexes, though somewhat more protuberant in the male.

1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xxii. 220 One mans eyes are more protuberant, and swelling out.

1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1753 The head likewise of the red gurnard was more protuberant, in the yellow, flatter.

1747 J. Hervey Medit. II. 122 Mountains vastly uneven and protuberant.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. vi. 292 Eocha III..is remembered for his protuberant nose.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius iv. 130 The protuberant northern base of the dome of Vesuvius.

1909 T. W. Sturges Poultry Man. xvii. 527 The comb being like a V with a broad base and filled up half its height with a protuberant growth of flesh.

1961 J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson & J. Sankey Land Invertebr. ii. 31 Uterus sometimes prolapsed, i.e. swollen and protuberant.

1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) xiv. 248 The beast's eyes..blearied at Simon, blue, protuberant, and utterly without the least flicker of rationality.

b. figurative. That forces itself upon one's attention or notice, prominent. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding

particular1485

emphatical1606

prominent1609

remarked1623

protuberant1730

emphatic1760

prosilient1828

outstanding1830

focalizing1838

large1883

standout1905

stickout1937

1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 132 The canvas smooth, With glowing life protuberant, to the view Embodied rose.

1791 T. Holcroft School for Arrogance v. 94 Protuberant with pride, yet poorly carping at and holding idiot warfare with the pride of others.

1822 J. Galt Provost xxxiv. 249 The effect of this, however, was less protuberant in our town than in many others.

1895 R. Burton in Forum (N.Y.) Apr. 251 A foil to the protuberant ugliness of the theory.

1922 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 3 May 12/1 She wasn't graced with a protuberant intellect, nor was she anybody's cluck.

2003 New Yorker 12 May 112/1 The first film..concerned a team of ‘mutants’—creatures who, more often than not, resemble human beings, but each of whom possesses an unusual or protuberant talent.

2. Moulded or formed in the round; figured in relief. Now rare.Sometimes, esp. in later quots., difficult to distinguish from sense 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [adjective] > executed or ornamented in relief

emailled1480

bossed1536

embossed1541

protuberant1676

stamped1756

empaestic1838

1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 109 God..forbade all images whatsoever, particularly all protuberant ones.

1697 S. Patrick Comm. Exod. (xxviii. 11) 538 Abarbinel saith the Letters were protuberant, as they are upon Coins, or upon Wax.

1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman xxix. 145 The Workman then..punches down the Plate to the Figures, by which Means they appear protuberant upon the round side of the Metal.

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1162 The protuberant or relief portion of the die.

1956 Art Bull. 38 144 The head is conceived in terms of the juxtaposition of protuberant forms to hollow ones and the richness in light values that such modeling affords.

Derivatives

proˈtuberantly adv. in a protuberant, bulging, or prominent manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > outstandingly

strongly1591

redoubtably1593

protuberantly1668

prominently1704

forward1796

outstandingly1851

the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adverb]

protuberantly1668

swellingly1833

bulgily1891

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Alphabet. Dict. at Gorbellied, in Ess. Real Char. sig. Ggg4^v Protuberantly bellied.

1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope viii. 497 The fore-part is protuberantly round.

1893 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 321/1 The old woman sat on the piazza steps, her apron gathered protuberantly into her lap.

1988 ‘B. Vine’ House of Stairs (1989) xv. 198 One of those figures in which the stomach has become very prominent, jutting out nearly as protuberantly as the bosom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	protuberant
释义	protuberantadj. Brit. /prəˈtjuːb(ə)rənt/, /prəˈtjuːb(ə)rn̩t/, /prəˈtʃuːb(ə)rənt/, /prəˈtʃuːb(ə)rn̩t/, U.S. /prəˈt(j)ub(ə)rənt/, /proʊˈt(j)ub(ə)rənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin protuberant-, protuberans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin protuberant-, protuberans, present participle of protuberare to swell, to push forth (4th cent.) < classical Latin prō- pro- prefix¹ + tūberāre to form a rounded swelling, protuberate (see tuberant adj.). Compare Middle French, French protubérant (1575 in Paré). Compare protuberated adj., protuberating adj., and protubered adj. Compare also protuberate v. 1. a. Protruding or bulging out above the surrounding surface; prominent. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adjective] fullOE balghc1340 struttinga1398 bouchy1398 bunching1398 bunchy1398 lumpedc1425 bunched1426 bulged1436 knule?a1513 bolling1519 bossed?1541 bossy1543 swelling1544 poked1577 embossed1578 extuberant1578 protuberant1578 protuberated1578 protuberating1578 protubered1578 bunting1584 bellieda1593 gouty1595 bottled1597 buddy1611 hulch1611 hulched1611 jetty?1611 bottle-like1629 bungy1634 extuberating1634 bosomed1646 puffing1661 protuberous1666 tuberant1668 extuberic1680 swollen1688 bellying1700 swelled1704 humped1713 extuberated1727 bottle-shaped1731 ampullaceous1776 hummocky1791 bulging1812 bulgy1847 ampulliform1870 fullish1871 pouchy1884 bumfled1913 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 34 ^v The inferiour part of the thigh hauing two heades..leaueth the middest a hollow corner, into which the middle protuberant part of the Patell is immitted. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. iv. 113 These..follicles are found in both sexes, though somewhat more protuberant in the male. View more context for this quotation 1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xxii. 220 One mans eyes are more protuberant, and swelling out. 1705 Philos. Trans. 1704–05 (Royal Soc.) 24 1753 The head likewise of the red gurnard was more protuberant, in the yellow, flatter. 1747 J. Hervey Medit. II. 122 Mountains vastly uneven and protuberant. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. ii. vi. 292 Eocha III..is remembered for his protuberant nose. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius iv. 130 The protuberant northern base of the dome of Vesuvius. 1909 T. W. Sturges Poultry Man. xvii. 527 The comb being like a V with a broad base and filled up half its height with a protuberant growth of flesh. 1961 J. L. Cloudsley-Thompson & J. Sankey Land Invertebr. ii. 31 Uterus sometimes prolapsed, i.e. swollen and protuberant. 1997 W. Self Great Apes (1998) xiv. 248 The beast's eyes..blearied at Simon, blue, protuberant, and utterly without the least flicker of rationality. b. figurative. That forces itself upon one's attention or notice, prominent. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding particular1485 emphatical1606 prominent1609 remarked1623 protuberant1730 emphatic1760 prosilient1828 outstanding1830 focalizing1838 large1883 standout1905 stickout1937 1730 J. Thomson Autumn in Seasons 132 The canvas smooth, With glowing life protuberant, to the view Embodied rose. 1791 T. Holcroft School for Arrogance v. 94 Protuberant with pride, yet poorly carping at and holding idiot warfare with the pride of others. 1822 J. Galt Provost xxxiv. 249 The effect of this, however, was less protuberant in our town than in many others. 1895 R. Burton in Forum (N.Y.) Apr. 251 A foil to the protuberant ugliness of the theory. 1922 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 3 May 12/1 She wasn't graced with a protuberant intellect, nor was she anybody's cluck. 2003 New Yorker 12 May 112/1 The first film..concerned a team of ‘mutants’—creatures who, more often than not, resemble human beings, but each of whom possesses an unusual or protuberant talent. 2. Moulded or formed in the round; figured in relief. Now rare.Sometimes, esp. in later quots., difficult to distinguish from sense 1a. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > [adjective] > executed or ornamented in relief emailled1480 bossed1536 embossed1541 protuberant1676 stamped1756 empaestic1838 1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 109 God..forbade all images whatsoever, particularly all protuberant ones. 1697 S. Patrick Comm. Exod. (xxviii. 11) 538 Abarbinel saith the Letters were protuberant, as they are upon Coins, or upon Wax. 1747 R. Campbell London Tradesman xxix. 145 The Workman then..punches down the Plate to the Figures, by which Means they appear protuberant upon the round side of the Metal. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 1162 The protuberant or relief portion of the die. 1956 Art Bull. 38 144 The head is conceived in terms of the juxtaposition of protuberant forms to hollow ones and the richness in light values that such modeling affords. Derivatives proˈtuberantly adv. in a protuberant, bulging, or prominent manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adverb] > outstandingly strongly1591 redoubtably1593 protuberantly1668 prominently1704 forward1796 outstandingly1851 the world > space > shape > unevenness > projection or prominence > protuberance or rounded projection > [adverb] protuberantly1668 swellingly1833 bulgily1891 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Alphabet. Dict. at Gorbellied, in Ess. Real Char. sig. Ggg4^v Protuberantly bellied. 1787 G. Adams Ess. Microscope viii. 497 The fore-part is protuberantly round. 1893 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 321/1 The old woman sat on the piazza steps, her apron gathered protuberantly into her lap. 1988 ‘B. Vine’ House of Stairs (1989) xv. 198 One of those figures in which the stomach has become very prominent, jutting out nearly as protuberantly as the bosom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1578
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