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projection vs limb

limb vs projection

projection and limb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
projection Yes No No No
limb Yes No No No
As nouns, limb is a hyponym of projection; that is, limb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than projection:
  • projection: any structure that branches out from a central support
  • limb: any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
Other hyponyms of projection include arm, branch, brim, burr, cleat, cornice, drip, drip mold, drip mould, flange, rim, flue, fluke, head, boss, knob, lobe, lug, overhang, prong, spike, tenon, tooth, tooth.
projection (noun) limb (noun)
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
the act of projecting out from something the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles
any structure that branches out from a central support either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip
the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm, leg, wing, flipper
a planned undertaking (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree
the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Difference between projection and limb

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