WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
pro•tu•ber•ance /proʊˈtubərəns, -ˈtyu-, prə-/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- [countable] a part or thing that sticks or bulges out.
- [uncountable] the state or quality of protruding.
pro•tu•ber•ance
(prō to̅o̅′bər əns, -tyo̅o̅′-, prə-),USA pronunciation n.
pro•tu•ber•an•tial
(prō to̅o̅′bə ran′shəl, -tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj.
- the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge.
- protuber(ant) + -ance 1640–50
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged protrusion, swelling.
'protuberance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apophysis
- ball
- barb
- boss
- bosset
- bud
- bulge
- bump
- bunch
- burr
- buttress
- caruncle
- conger
- cuphea
- epicondyle
- excrescence
- gibbosity
- gnarl
- hobble
- hornbill
- horned
- horned frog
- hubbly
- hump
- inion
- knob
- knop
- knot
- knur
- lump
- malleolus
- mammilla
- mammula
- mentum
- nemathecium
- nipple
- node
- nodule
- nub
- nubble
- papilla
- pope's nose
- prominence
- protrusion
- protuberancy
- puff
- snag
- sponson
- swell
- teat