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    [Noun]  | "pro*jec*tion" | \ prə-ˈjek-shən \


    1: a systematic presentation of intersecting coordinate lines on a flat surface upon which features from a curved surface (as of the earth or the celestial sphere) may be mapped

    2: the process or technique of reproducing a spatial object upon a plane or curved surface or a line by projecting its points; also : a graph or figure so formed

    3: a transforming change


    Origin: 1551 ;

    [Noun]  | "projection booth" 


    1: a booth in a theater or hall for housing and operating a projector and especially a movie projector


    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "azimuthal equidistant projection" 


    1: a map projection of the surface of the earth so centered at any given point that a straight line radiating from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance and can be measured to scale


    Origin: 1921 ;

    [Noun]  | "Mercator projection" 


    1: a conformal map projection of which the meridians are usually drawn parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose distance from each other increases with their distance from the equator


    Origin: 1615 ;

     Gerardus Mercator;

    [Noun]  | "orthographic projection" 


    1: projection of a single view of an object (such as a view of the front) onto a drawing surface in which the lines of projection are perpendicular to the drawing surface

    2: the representation of related views of an object as if they were all in the same plane and projected by orthographic projection


    Origin: 1668 ;

    [Noun]  | "poly*con*ic projection" | \ ˌpä-lē-ˈkä-nik- \


    1: a map projection consisting of a composite series of concentric cones each of which before being unrolled has been placed over a sphere so as to be tangent to a different parallel of latitude


    Origin: circa 1864 ;

     {see: |poly-|poly-} + {see: |conic:1|conic:1};

    [Noun]  | "Rob*in*son projection" | \ ˈrä-bən-sən- \


    1: a compromise map projection showing the poles as lines rather than points and more accurately portraying high latitude lands and water to land ratio


    Origin: 1978 ;

     Arthur H. Robinson born1915 American geographer;

    [Noun]  | "sinusoidal projection" 


    1: an equal-area map projection capable of showing the entire surface of the earth with all parallels as straight lines evenly spaced, the central meridian as one half the length of the equator, and all other meridians as curved lines


    Origin: 1944 ;

    [Noun]  | "astral projection" 


    1: the ability of a person's spirit to travel to distant places

    [Noun]  | "projection" 


    1: a part that sticks out from the general mass of something;


      * e.g., " ... filed down all the projections until the surface was smooth "





     [ "projection" ]

    1: 1 Psychology. a. the tendency to ascribe to another person feelings, thoughts, or attitudes present in oneself, or to regard external reality as embodying such feelings, thoughts, etc., in some way.

      * e.g.,  ... Some believe that every human interpretation of social reality is merely a projection of one's own internal state. A process of becoming self-realized is taking responsibility for one's own projection. 


     [ "projection" ]

    2: b. Psychoanalysis. such an ascription relieving the ego of a sense of guilt or other intolerable feeling.

     [ "Projection" ]

    1: Projection (Psychological) 1) An unconscious self-defence mechanism characterised by a person unconsciously attributing their own issues onto someone or something else as a form of delusion and denial. 2) A way to blame others for your own negative thoughts by repressing them and then attributing them to someone else. Due to the sorrowful nature of delusion and denial it is very difficult for the target to be able to clarify the reality of the situation. 3) A way to transfer guilt for your own thoughts, emotions and actions onto another as a way of not admitting your guilt to yourself.

      * e.g.,  ... Projection (Psychological) 1) Believing that someone else does not like you when it is indeed you that does not like them. By projecting this onto another you ascribe the negativity of the thoughts/feelings onto them so your ego does not have to admit the deficiency of your own thought processes. 2) A person in a relationship meets someone else out of spite for their partner and then forms an attachment to the person they have met; they then accuse their partner of infidelity (or at least considering the idea) so that they do not have to admit to themselves or anyone else that they have already cheated in their own mind. 3) Repeatedly attacking someone with the ideas that they are: Cold, Arrogant, Selfish, Anti-social and Negative as a way of not admitting to yourself that these appear to be some of your most dominant traits. 4) Telling someone who is clearly in love with you that they are “unworthy of your love”. When in reality you have doubts within yourself that you are worthy of any love and due to this will attack and destroy any true love that exists towards and/or within you. 07/05/2010 

     [ "the projects" ]

    1: The Projects means like in the cuts or in the ghetto.

      * e.g.,  ... Aye vato you know Carlos? Yeah man he lives out in the projects. 

     [ "projects" ]

    1: A place where poor people live which is usually government-owned. The area is filled with drug dealers,

      * e.g.,  ... I live in the Queensbridge projects. 


     [ "projects" ]

    2: prostitutes and bad violence.

     [ "projecting" ]

    1: when you point out actions in someone else, that really are the things that YOU do

      * e.g.,  ... J loves to blame others for lying, or being an "enigman" of sorts, when it is really all of his own insecurities and faults that he is projecting 

     [ "projects" ]

    1: The real definition:Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Although the common goal is to maintain affordable housing, the details of the arrangements differ between countries, and so does the terminology.

      * e.g.,  ... Caliope, Magnolia,St. Bernard, Iberville, Lafitte,Desire, Guste, Fischer, and scattered-site housing like Press Park and Christopher Homes.  


     [ "projects" ]

    2: My definition for projects is the trap, a struggle, livin pay check to paycheck, tryin to make it out of there. Goverment owned so they can tell you to get out at anytime. Fighting to stay alive. Pretending to be blinde because if you see something you not suposed to all you can do is turn your head and not say shit. A lot of funerals, nobody cares, hustlin to make a living, and depressing.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm from caliope projects and the best thing that ever happened to me in the projects was gettin out. 

     [ "Projection" ]

    1: A sociological phenomenon where members one group of people accuse members of another group of feeling or acting in a manner that they themselves are engaging in, often to divert attention from their own behavior . It is particularly common among groups living with high levels of fear or resentment.

      * e.g.,  ... When party leaders accused their opponents of voter fraud, it was all just projection; because in reality they were working to rig the election behind the scenes. 

     [ "Projected" ]

    1: When a limited item on Roblox RAP (recent average rap) shoots up by a lot more than what it usually stables at. Which it seems like it’s worth more than it’s supposed to be. Let’s say a limited item that’s usually stable around 5k, some retard buys it for 1 million robux on his alt account, the rap now becomes about 100k but the starting price would still be around 5k because that’s how much it’s actually worth. The people who own that item now would try to trade it to someone more than 5k

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yo, I accepted a trade, I gave 5k for an egg that’s rap says 15k! 10k win! 

     [ "projecticating" ]

    1: The act of doing a project.

      * e.g.,  ... I am projecticating today. I have to do laundry, wash dishes, help the children. 

     [ "projectic" ]

    1: Adjective: Describes a person, place or thing that is ghetto like or can be found in the projects.

      * e.g.,  ... That girl's weave looks projectic. 

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