noun “project”
Singular project, Plural projects
- a specific plan with a goal that is completed in steps
Mellen Iech un, fir d'Iwwersetzungen vun den Beispillsätz an d'monolingual Definitioune vun all Wuert ze gesinn.
The science fair was an exciting project that involved building a miniature volcano.
- low-income housing buildings in urban areas, typically in the US
She grew up in the projects on the south side of the city.
verb “project”
Infinitiv project; hien projects; Verg. projected; Part. Verg. projected; Ger. projecting
- to stick out from a surface
The rocky outcrop projects into the sea, creating a natural harbor.
- to display an image or shadow onto a surface
The children used a flashlight to project shapes onto the tent walls during their camping trip.
- to push something outward
The cat projected its claws when it felt threatened.
- to predict or estimate future events or outcomes
The team is projecting a 20% increase in sales for the next quarter.
- to give others a certain impression of oneself
At the interview, he projected confidence and professionalism.
- to attribute one's own feelings or thoughts to someone else
It's not fair to project your feelings of insecurity onto your friends.
- to make one's voice heard at a distance
The actor was taught to project his voice to the back of the theater without shouting.
- to change the way spatial data is represented by using a different map projection
The GIS specialist projected the map data from a Mercator projection to a UTM projection for better area representation.
- to create a new figure by drawing lines from a single point through all points of another figure onto a surface
In the geometry class, we learned how to project a figure from a point onto a plane.
- to have nerve fibers that reach and influence distant parts of the body
The neurons in the brain project to various regions, influencing different functions.