English主要词典
projection
Universal Words
noun
estimate
1 [C] an estimate or a statement of what figures, amounts, or events will be in the future, or what they were in the past, based on what is happening now:
to make forward / backward projections of population figures * Sales have exceeded our projections. * Calculations are based on a projection of existing trends.
of image
2 [U,C] the act of putting an image of sth onto a surface; an image that is shown in this way:
the projection of three-dimensional images on a computer screen * film / holographic / laser / video projections
of solid shape
3 [C] (technical) a solid shape or object as represented on a flat surface:
map projections
sth that sticks out
4 [C] something that sticks out from a surface:
tiny projections on the cell
of voice / sound
5 [U] the act of making your voice, a sound, etc. AUDIBLE (= able to be heard) at a distance:
voice projection
psychology
6 [U] (technical) the act of imagining that sb else is thinking the same as you and is reacting in the same way
of thoughts / feelings
7 [C,U] the act of giving a form and structure to inner thoughts and feelings:
The idea of God is a projection of humans' need to have something greater than themselves.