projection

(noun) a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations.

(noun) the projection of an image from a film onto a screen.

(noun) a planned undertaking. Synonyms: project.

(noun) any structure that branches out from a central support.

(noun) any solid convex shape that juts out from something.

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

(noun) the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality. Synonyms: acoustic projection, sound projection. Examples: "Our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection." "A prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice."

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

(noun) the act of projecting out from something. Synonyms: protrusion, jut, jutting.

(noun) the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting. Synonyms: expulsion, ejection, forcing out.