projeção

• projecção (pre-1990 spelling)

Learned borrowing from Latin prōiectiōnem (“projection”), from prōiectus (“projected”).

• Hyphenation: pro‧je‧ção

projeção f (plural projeções)

1. projection (something which projects outwards)

   Synonyms: proeminência, protuberância, ressalto, saliência

2. (uncountable) the quality of something which projects outwards

   Synonyms: protuberância, saliência

3. projection (act of projecting, throwing)

   Synonyms: arremesso, lançamento

4. projection (forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation)
5. projection (display of an image by a projector)

   Synonyms: exibição, projetação

6. (psychology) the attribution of one’s emotions into another object or person
7. (geometry) projection (image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions)
8. (cartography) projection (system for representing a globe in a flat surface)

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