noun
- something that sticks out from a surface; a bulge or swelling
Examples
- The doctor examined the small protuberance on the patient’s arm.
- A rocky protuberance jutted out from the cliff face.
- The tree had an unusual protuberance growing from its trunk.
- She felt a painful protuberance on her shin after bumping into the table.
- The building’s design featured several decorative protuberances.
- A small protuberance in the wall indicated where the pipe ran behind it.