1. an estimate or forecast of a future situation based on current trends
2. the action of showing a movie, image, or slides on a screen
3. something that sticks out from a surface

Examples

• The weather service issued a projection for heavy rainfall next week.
• Sales projections for the quarter look promising.
• The movie projection was crystal clear on the large screen.
• A small rocky projection jutted out from the cliff face.
• The Mercator projection distorts the size of countries near the poles.
• His anger toward his boss might be a projection of his own insecurities.
• The architect’s projection showed how the building would look when completed.
• We used a digital projector for the slide projection during the presentation.