projection
nounUK /prəˈdʒek.ʃən/
US /prəˈdʒek.ʃən/
A projection is a guess about what will happen in the future.
The weather report gave a projection of rain for the weekend.
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2. Something that sticks out from a surface.
The rocky projection on the cliff was easy to see.
3. The act of showing a movie or image on a screen.
The projection of the film started at seven o'clock.
4. The way a map shows the curved Earth on flat paper.
The map's projection made the countries near the poles look bigger.