: a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped
an equal-area map projection
b
: the process or technique of reproducing a spatial object upon a plane or curved surface or a line by projecting its points
Projection has various meanings, but what they all have in common is that something is sent out or forward. A movie is projected onto a screen; a skilled actress projects her voice out into a large theater without seeming to shout; and something sticking out from a wall can be called a projection. But the meaning we focus on here is the one used by businesses and governments. Most projections of this kind are estimates of a company's sales or profits--or of the finances of a town, state, or country--sometime in the future.
projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle.
those projections along the wall are safety hazards
protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity.
the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef
protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form.
a skin disease marked by warty protuberances
bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure.
bulges in the tile floor
Example Sentences
He gave a projection of future expenses. projections on the rock wall
Recent Examples on the WebHowever there are three possible scenarios for Netflix’s stock based on their projection model. Lucy Brewster, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 That represents a pullback from an earlier projection for a 16.3% rise. Jiyoung Sohn, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 This mindset receives, raw and unfiltered, whatever is presented without avoidance or projection. Rebecca Rozelle-stone, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 Corporate income taxes came in below projection by $2.2 million. Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2022 Blink, the light, art and projection mapping festival that returns Oct. 13-16, will introduce its first-ever drone show this year at Smale Riverfront Park. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2022 The White House's projection is based on the assumption that 75% of eligible Americans with federal student loan debt participate, matching the ratio of similar federal programs. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Aug. 2022 How this projection translates into results for individual congressional seats is beyond the scope of Professor Fair’s grand experiment. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Indeed, to demonstrate the destructiveness of public speech composed of dissembling, calculation, hypocrisy or projection — authenticity’s opposite — Alsadir regularly calls on Trump as the perfect all-in-one illustration. Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 See More