prəˈdʒekʃən n. 1
the act or an
instance of projecting; the process of
being projected. 2 a
thing that projects or obtrudes. 3 the
presentation of an
image etc. on a
surface or
screen. 4 a a
forecast or
estimate based on present trends (a projection of
next year's profits). b
this process. 5 a a
mental image or
preoccupation viewed as an
objective reality. b the
unconscious transfer of one's
own impressions or feelings to
external objects or persons. 6 Geom. the act or an instance of projecting a
figure. 7 the
representation on a plane surface of
any part of the surface of the
earth or a
celestial sphere (Mercator projection). øøprojectionist n. (in
sense 3). [L projectio (as PROJECT)]