1. A prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
   "The financial analyst's projection of future earnings was overly optimistic"
    
2. The act of expelling, projecting or ejecting
   "The projection of the rocket into space was successful";
   - expulsion, ejection, forcing out
    
3. The act of projecting out from something
   "The projection of the cliff face made it ideal for rock climbing";
   - protrusion, jut, jutting
    
4. Any structure that branches out from a central support
   "The building's unusual projections created interesting shadows"
    
5. Any solid convex shape that juts out from something
   "The cliff face had several rocky projections"
    
6. The representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
   "The architect studied the projection of the building from various angles"
    
7. Shining of light through a film (or electronic equivalent) so that an enlarged version of an image is shown on a screen
   "The movie projection began as the lights dimmed in the theatre"
    
8. A planned undertaking
   "The company's latest projection aims to reduce carbon emissions";
   - project
    
9. (psychiatry) a defence mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
   "His constant accusations of dishonesty were a projection of his own untrustworthy nature"
    
10. The acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
    "our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection"; "a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice"; "The opera singer's voice had excellent acoustic projection, filling the entire theatre";
    - acoustic projection, sound projection

Derived forms: projections

Type of: acoustic phenomenon, actuation, anticipation, change of shape, construction, convex shape, convexity, defence [Brit, Cdn], defence mechanism [Brit, Cdn], defence reaction [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defense mechanism [US], defense reaction [US], plan, prediction, prevision, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn], propulsion, representation, structure, visual communication

Encyclopedia: Projection