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protuberance (n.)

1640s, from Late Latin protuberantem (nominative protuberans), present participle of protuberare "to swell, bulge, grow forth," from Latin pro "forward" (see pro-) + tuber "lump, swelling" (from PIE root *teue- "to swell").

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Definitions of protuberance from WordNet

protuberance (n.)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings;
the occipital protuberance was well developed
Synonyms: bulge / bump / hump / swelling / gibbosity / gibbousness / jut / prominence / protrusion / extrusion / excrescence
protuberance (n.)
the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out;
the protuberance of his belly
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