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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin prōiectiōnem (projection), from prōiectus (projected).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.ʒeˈsɐ̃w̃/ [pɾo.ʒeˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

  • Hyphenation: pro‧je‧ção

Noun

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projeção f (plural projeções)

  1. projection (something which projects outwards)
    Synonyms: proeminência, protuberância, ressalto, saliência
  2. (uncountable) the quality of something which projects outwards
    Synonyms: protuberância, saliência
  3. projection (act of projecting, throwing)
    Synonyms: arremesso, lançamento
  4. projection (forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation)
  5. projection (display of an image by a projector)
    Synonyms: exibição, projetação
  6. (psychology) the attribution of one’s emotions into another object or person
  7. (geometry) projection (image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions)
  8. (cartography) projection (system for representing a globe in a flat surface)

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:projeção.

Derived terms

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