projection
projection Lexical Profile
projection Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An estimate or forecast of a future situation, figure, or trend based on a study of currently available data.
"According to the latest economic projections, inflation is expected to stabilize by the end of the fiscal year."
The presentation of an image, film, or light rays onto a screen or other surface, or the image itself that is displayed.
"The museum exhibit featured a high-definition video projection across the domed ceiling."
A part, structure, or feature that extends or juts out beyond a main surface or surrounding area.
"The rock climber found a narrow stone projection that offered just enough footing to rest."
The unconscious attribution of one's own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to another person (in psychology).
"The therapist explained that his constant suspicion of his colleagues was actually a classic case of psychological projection."
A systematic mathematical method for representing the curved three-dimensional surface of the earth or another body on a flat two-dimensional map or plane.
"The Mercator projection preserves angles for navigation but significantly distorts the size of landmasses near the poles."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Middle French or directly from Latin projectio ('a throwing forward, stretching out'), derived from the verb proicere ('to throw forth'), combining pro- ('forward') and jacere ('to throw').