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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
PROJECTION definition: 1. a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: 2. the use of a…. Learn more.
