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protuberance

/proh-too-ber-uhns, -tyoo-, pruh-/US // proʊˈtu bər əns, -ˈtyu-, prə- //

凸起,凸起部分,突出部分,突起

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
    • : a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge.

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Examples

  • From below, it was possible to distinguish upon the upper plateau of the Great Douvre a sort of protuberance.

  • A hummock is a protuberance raised upon any plane of ice above the common level.

  • As the protuberance becomes more prominent one half of the spindle passes into it.

  • Behind the six somites with prominent appendages there are four well-marked somites, each with a small protuberance.

  • There is a slight protuberance on the caudal lobe, which is possibly the remnant of the cumulus.