projection

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Noun

projection (plural projections)

1. Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.

   The face of the cliff had many projections which are big enough for birds to nest on.

2. The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something.
3. The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
4. A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
5. (psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
6. (photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
7. (geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
8. (mathematics) A transformation of one thing into something else, e.g. applications of functions.
9. (cartography) 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.

Synonyms

• (something which sticks out): protuberance

Derived terms

• project
• 3D projection
• axonometric projection
• dimetric projection
• graphical projection
• oblique projection
• orthographic projection
• parallel projection
• perspective projection
• isometric projection
• trimetric projection

Translations

something which projects outwards

Czech: výčnělek (cs) m., výstupek (cs) m. Finnish: ulkonema (fi), uloke (fi); kieleke (fi) French: saillie (fr) f. German: Vorsprung (de) m.

Hebrew: בְּלִיטָה (blitɑ) f., בֶּלֶט (belet) m., זיז (ziz) m. Polish: występ (pl) m. Portuguese: projeção (pt) f.

display of an image by a projector

Czech: promítání (cs) n. Finnish: heijastus (fi) (image), heijastaminen (fi) (act) Galician: proxección (gl) f.

German: Projektion (de) f. Polish: wyświetlenie (pl) n., projekcja (pl) f. Spanish: proyección (es) f.

forecast or prognosis

Czech: prognóza (cs) f. Finnish: ennuste (fi) German: Prognose (de) f., Vorhersage (de) f.

Hebrew: הערכה (hɑʿɑrɑḥɑ) f. Polish: przewidywanie (pl) n. Portuguese: projeção (pt) f.

psychology: belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself

Finnish: projektio (fi), heijastaminen (fi) Icelandic: frávarp (is) n.

Polish: projekcja (pl) f.

photography: image cast by a translucent object

Finnish: heijastuma (fi)

Polish: odwzorowanie (pl) n., projekcja (pl) f.

geometry: image of an object

Finnish: projektio (fi), kuvaus (fi) Icelandic: ofanvarp (is) n.

Polish: rzut (pl) m., projekcja (pl) f. Spanish: proyección (es) f.

mathematics: transformation

Finnish: muunnos (fi)

Polish: rzut (pl) m., projekcja (pl) f.

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French: projection f.