swelling out from the surrounding surface; bulging
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pro•tu•ber•ant
(prō to̅o̅′bər ənt, -tyo̅o̅′-, prə-),USA pronunciation adj.
pro•tu′ber•ant•ly, adv.
- bulging out beyond the surrounding surface;
protruding;
projecting:protuberant eyes.
- Late Latin prōtūberant- (stem of prōtūberāns), present participle of prōtūberāre to swell. See pro-1, tuber, -ant
- 1640–50
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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.
'protuberant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ball
- beer belly
- belly
- bulge
- bunchy
- button
- distended
- emboss
- horn
- pommel
- potbelly
- prominent
- promontory
- protrusive
- protuberance
- protuberate
- swell
- torus
- tumid
- venter
- ventricose