Projection meaning

What does “projection” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“projection” is a noun with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations.

projection

noun

  1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations

  2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen

  3. a planned undertaking

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  4. any structure that branches out from a central support

  5. any solid convex shape that juts out from something

  6. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else

  7. 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”

  8. the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction

  9. the act of projecting out from something

  10. the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University