Portuguese

Alternative forms

• projecção (Portugal)

Noun

projeção f (plural projeções)

1. projection (something which projects outwards)
2. (uncountable) the quality of something which projects outwards
3. projection (act of projecting, throwing)
4. projection (forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation)
5. projection (display of an image by a projector)
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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Synonyms

• (something which projects outwards): proeminência, protuberância, ressalto, saliência
• (quality of something which projects outwards): protuberância, saliência
• (act of throwing): arremesso, lançamento
• (display of an image): exibição, projetação

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