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Meanings of protuberant in inglês

Curving outward.

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Usage of protuberant in inglês
1
Such are the protuberant eyeballs, the prominent cheek-bones, the square, protruding chin.
A History of Greek Art / With an Introductory Chapter on Art in ...
2
For ways that was kittensome they were moderately active and abnormally protuberant.
Remarks
3
Banneth's face had a male jawline, a blunt protuberant blade of bone.
The Naked God
4
Right fundus examination revealed optic disc edema and protuberant nasal fundus.
Pubmed
5
Such faces are still more embryonic when the forehead and eyes are protuberant.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883
6
The protuberant or bulging lower lip is supposed to signify sensuality.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
7
He pulled back Stanley's shirt-tails to reveal Stanley's soft, protuberant stomach.
Death Trance
8
His forehead and protuberant white eyeballs were soon glistening nervously again.
Catch-22
9
Huge slabs tipped with protuberant suggestions of amputated limbs, outlined in frozen fat.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
10
She had white hair, iron-gray eyebrows, and protuberant eyes; her looks were unusually expressive.
Little Novels
11
They were violet in colour, protuberant, and malevolent beyond words.
A Maid of the Silver Sea
12
The swelling was clearly outlined, but neither sharp nor protuberant.
Danger; Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
13
His eyes were a little protuberant, his manner betokened awe.
The Kingdom of the Blind
14
He wore huge, disfiguring spectacles, and he had the protuberant lips of a negro.
The Devil's Paw
15
The breast-bone is remarkably protuberant, being abruptly bowed outwards.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume...
16
The statuette, so overflowing and protuberant, is ritually invisible.
Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
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