Results for protuberance

Definitions of protuberance:

part of speech: noun

A swelling; a prominence; a bunch or knob.

part of speech: noun

A swelling forward or forth: a prominence: a tumor.

Usage examples for protuberance:

• As seen in profile at the edge of the Sun's disc, it presents an irregular serrated appearance, an effect created by the protuberance of luminous ridges and processes- masses of flame which arise from over its entire surface. "The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'", Thomas Orchard

• At first he could not make out what this was, as he had never heard of such a protuberance besides, the tail half hid it from his view. "Popular Adventure Tales", Mayne Reid

• At the withers there is a slight elevation, but no protuberance or hump, as in the Indian ox. "Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon", Robert A. Sterndale

• During his convalescence the President wrote to a correspondent, " I have the pleasure to inform you, that my health is restored, but a feebleness still hangs upon me, and I am much incommoded by the incision, which was made in a very large and painful tumor on the protuberance of my thigh. "The True George Washington [10th Ed.]", Paul Leicester Ford