Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Projection

• (n.) The act of throwing or shooting forward.
• (n.) A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building; an extension beyond something else.
• (n.) The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is planned; contrivance; design; plan.
• (n.) The representation of something; delineation; plan; especially, the representation of any object on a perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane of projection in each.
• (n.) Any method of representing the surface of the earth upon a plane.

Synonyms of Projection

• Protuberance
• Prominence
• Convexity
• Propulsion
• Emission.

Antonyms of Projection

• Recess
• Cavity
• Concavity
• Return
• Indentation
• Hollow
• Attraction
• Recoil
• Rebound
• Ricochet
• Reaction.

Homophones of Projection