protuberance

/pɹoʊtˈubɚəns/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
   “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
2. the condition of being protuberant; the condition of bulging out
   “the protuberance of his belly”

Synonyms for protuberance

• bulge
• bump
• hump
• swelling
• gibbosity
• gibbousness
• jut
• prominence
• protrusion
• extrusion
• excrescence

Words that rhyme with protuberance

• exuberance