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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVorsprung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vorsprung
"An der Felswand gab es eine kleine Vorsprung."
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A thing that bulges out or sticks out from a surface.
"The strange rock formation had a sharp protuberance at the top."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from French, or from late Latin protuberantia, from Latin protuberare 'bulge out', from pro- 'forth' + tuber 'swelling'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "protuberance" is said worldwide
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protubérance
Transliteration: protubérance
"Une petite protubérance était visible sur son front."
Vorsprung
Transliteration: Vorsprung
"An der Felswand gab es eine kleine Vorsprung."
protuberanza
Transliteration: protuberanza
"La protuberanza sulla roccia era molto appuntita."
protuberancia
Transliteration: protuberancia
"Notó una extraña protuberancia en su brazo."
protuberância
Transliteration: protuberância
"A protuberância óssea causava um pouco de dor."
उभार
Transliteration: ubhaar
"दीवार पर एक अजीब सा उभार था।"
突起
Transliteration: tūqǐ
"岩石表面有一个明显的突起。"
돌기
Transliteration: dolgi
"표면의 작은 돌기를 손으로 만져 보았다."
突起
Transliteration: tokki
"その骨には小さな突起が見られた。"
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