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Meaning of projecting

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

projecting

Pronunciation:/pɹəˈd͡ʒɛktɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To extend beyond a surface.

    Synonyms:extendjutprotrudestick out
  2. To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.

    Synonyms:castthrow
  3. To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.

    Synonyms:extendjutjut out
  4. To make plans for; to forecast.

    Example: The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.

    Synonyms:forecastforeseeforetell

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is projected.

  2. A projecting part.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Sticking out.

    Example: I caught and tore my coat on the projecting nail.

  2. Giving an outward appearance, in order to avoid a direct connection or to disguise or inflate the real essence.