noun · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/
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rhymes with -ɛkʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The face of the cliff had many projections that were big enough for birds to nest on.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: protuberance
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The crisis or decisive point of any process, especially a culinary process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences to one's own, including making accusations that would more fittingly apply to the accuser.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
noun
Meaning 12
A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From either the Middle French projection or its etymon, the Classical Latin prōiectiō (stem: prōiectiōn-), from prōiciō, equivalent to project + -ion. Compare the Modern French projection, the German Projektion, and the Italian proiezione.
Across languages
Translations
160 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
вы́ступ
(výstup)
— something which projects
Bulgarian:
издатина
(izdatina)
— something which projects
Bulgarian:
изпъкналост
(izpǎknalost)
— something which projects
Chinese Mandarin:
凸出物
(tūchūwù)
— something which projects
Czech:
výčnělek
— something which projects
Czech:
výstupek
— something which projects
Finnish:
uloke
— something which projects
Finnish:
kieleke
— something which projects
Finnish:
ulkonema
— something which projects
French:
saillie
— something which projects
German:
Vorsprung
— something which projects
German:
Auskragung
— something which projects
Hebrew:
בְּלִיטָה
(blitá)
— something which projects
Hebrew:
בֶּלֶט
(bélet)
— something which projects
Hebrew:
זיז
(ziz)
— something which projects
Hungarian:
kiszögellés
— something which projects
Hungarian:
kinyúlás
— something which projects
Hungarian:
kiemelkedés
— something which projects
Hungarian:
nyúlvány
— something which projects
Hungarian:
kiugrás
— something which projects
Irish:
caitheamh amach
— something which projects
Irish:
starr
— something which projects
Italian:
protuberanza
— something which projects
Japanese:
突起
(tokki)
— something which projects
Māori:
kūraetanga
— something which projects
Māori:
kotokoto
— something which projects
Polish:
występ
— something which projects
Portuguese:
projeção
— something which projects
Russian:
вы́ступ
(výstup)
— something which projects
Russian:
выступа́ющая часть
(vystupájuščaja častʹ)
— something which projects
Spanish:
protuberancia
— something which projects
Ottoman Turkish:
تومسك
(tümsek)
— something which projects
Ukrainian:
ви́ступ
(výstup)
— something which projects
Welsh:
allaniad
— something which projects
Bulgarian:
хвърляне
(hvǎrljane)
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Bulgarian:
мятане
(mjatane)
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Finnish:
heittäminen
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
German:
Projizieren
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
German:
Projektion
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hindi:
प्रक्षेपण
(prakṣepaṇ)
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hungarian:
kilövés
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hungarian:
kirepítés
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hungarian:
hajítás
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hungarian:
kihajítás
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Hungarian:
elhajítás
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Polish:
rzucanie
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Welsh:
tafluniad
— action of projecting, throwing or propelling something
Armenian:
պրոյեկցիա
(proyekcʻia)
— display of an image by a projector
Belarusian:
прае́кцыя
(prajékcyja)
— display of an image by a projector
Bulgarian:
прожекция
(prožekcija)
— display of an image by a projector
Czech:
promítání
— display of an image by a projector
Dutch:
projectie
— display of an image by a projector
Finnish:
heijastus
— display of an image by a projector
Finnish:
heijastaminen
— display of an image by a projector
Galician:
proxección
— display of an image by a projector
German:
Projektion
— display of an image by a projector
Hungarian:
vetítés
— display of an image by a projector
Norwegian Bokmål:
projeksjon
— display of an image by a projector
Norwegian Nynorsk:
projeksjon
— display of an image by a projector
Polish:
wyświetlenie
— display of an image by a projector
Polish:
projekcja
— display of an image by a projector
Romanian:
proiectare
— display of an image by a projector
Romanian:
proiecție
— display of an image by a projector
Russian:
прое́кция
(proékcija)
— display of an image by a projector
Spanish:
proyección
— display of an image by a projector
Turkish:
yansı
— display of an image by a projector
Ukrainian:
проє́кція
(projékcija)
— display of an image by a projector
Welsh:
tafluniad
— display of an image by a projector
Belarusian:
прагно́з
(prahnóz)
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Czech:
prognóza
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Finnish:
projektio
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
French:
projection
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Galician:
proxección
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
German:
Prognose
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
German:
Vorhersage
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Hebrew:
הערכה
(ha'arakhá)
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Hungarian:
előrejelzés
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Hungarian:
kalkuláció
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Hungarian:
kivetítés
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Hungarian:
előrevetítés
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Indonesian:
proyeksi
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Polish:
przewidywanie
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Polish:
prognoza
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Portuguese:
projeção
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Russian:
прогно́з
(prognóz)
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Spanish:
proyección
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Swedish:
framskrivning
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Ukrainian:
прогно́з
(prohnóz)
— forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
Arabic:
إِسْقَاط
(ʔisqāṭ)
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Chinese Mandarin:
投射
(tóushè)
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Czech:
projekce
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Dutch:
projectie
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Finnish:
projektio
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Finnish:
heijastaminen
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
French:
projection
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Galician:
proxección
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
German:
Projektion
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Hungarian:
projekció
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Hungarian:
kivetítés
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Hungarian:
énkivetítés
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Icelandic:
frávarp
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Indonesian:
proyeksi
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Italian:
proiezione
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Polish:
projekcja
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Spanish:
proyección
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Turkish:
yansıtma
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Welsh:
allanoliad
— psychology: belief that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
Dutch:
projectie
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Finnish:
heijastuma
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Finnish:
heijastus
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Galician:
proxección
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
German:
Projektion
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Hungarian:
vetített kép
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Polish:
odwzorowanie
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Polish:
projekcja
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Welsh:
taflun
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Welsh:
tafluniad
— photography: image cast by a translucent object
Arabic:
إِسْقَاط
(ʔisqāṭ)
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Bulgarian:
проекция
(proekcija)
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Dutch:
projectie
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Finnish:
projektio
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
French:
projection
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Galician:
proxección
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
German:
Kartenprojektion
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
German:
Projektion
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Hungarian:
vetület
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Hungarian:
térképvetület
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Italian:
proiezione
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Norwegian Bokmål:
projeksjon
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Norwegian Nynorsk:
projeksjon
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Spanish:
proyección
— cartography: system of representing surface of the earth on a flat surface
Arabic:
مَسْقَط
(masqaṭ)
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Bulgarian:
проекция
(proekcija)
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Chinese Mandarin:
射影
(shèyǐng)
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Czech:
průmět
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Dutch:
projectie
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Finnish:
projektio
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Finnish:
kuvaus
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
French:
projection
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Galician:
proxección
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
German:
Projektion
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Hungarian:
vetület
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Icelandic:
ofanvarp
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Italian:
proiezione
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Norwegian Bokmål:
projeksjon
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Norwegian Nynorsk:
projeksjon
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Polish:
rzut
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Polish:
projekcja
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Spanish:
proyección
— geometry: image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions
Dutch:
projectie
— linear algebra: idempotent linear transformation from a vector space onto a subspace
Finnish:
projektio
— linear algebra: idempotent linear transformation from a vector space onto a subspace
German:
Projektion
— linear algebra: idempotent linear transformation from a vector space onto a subspace
German:
Projektor
— linear algebra: idempotent linear transformation from a vector space onto a subspace
Finnish:
projektio
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
French:
projection
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
German:
Projektion
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
Hungarian:
leképezés
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
Hungarian:
vetítés
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
Polish:
rzut
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
Polish:
projekcja
— mathematics: transformation extracting a fragment of an object
