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- Dictionaryprojection/prəˈdʒɛkʃn/
noun
- 1. an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on a study of present trends: "plans based on projections of slow but positive growth" Similar
- 2. the presentation of an image on a surface, especially a cinema screen: "quality illustrations for overhead projection"
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The meaning of PROJECTION is 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.
PROJECTION definition: 1. a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
When you push something away from a central structure, that's called projection. If you predict that the Jets will win tomorrow's game, that's a projection, too — you're pushing your mind away from the present and into the future.
projection. / prəˈdʒɛkʃən / noun. the act of projecting or the state of being projected. an object or part that juts out. See map projection. the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a given plane as it would be seen from a particular direction or in accordance with an accepted set of rules. a scheme or plan.
9 meanings: 1. the act of projecting or the state of being projected 2. an object or part that juts out 3. → See map projection.... Click for more definitions.
the act of projecting a movie or an image onto a screen or wall, or the movie or image itself: A few chairs and rear projections supplied the scene. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. projection noun (STICKING OUT) [ C ] something that projects from a surface or above the edge of something.
[uncountable, countable] the act of putting an image of something onto a surface; an image that is shown in this way. the projection of three-dimensional images on a computer screen. laser projections. of solid shape. [countable] (specialist) a solid shape or object as represented on a flat surface. map projections. something that sticks out.
PROJECTION definition: 1. a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: 2. the use of a…. Learn more.
calculation of some future thing: They fell short of their projection for the rate of growth. the act of communicating distinctly and forcefully to an audience. Psychology .
1. the act of projecting or the state of being projected. 2. an object or part that juts out. 3. (Surveying) See map projection. 4. (Mathematics) the representation of a line, figure, or solid on a given plane as it would be seen from a particular direction or in accordance with an accepted set of rules. 5. a scheme or plan.
