From , from , from prō + tūber ("swelling; protuberance") + -antia ("-ance").

• (British) IPA: /pɹəʊˈtjuːbəɹəns/
• (America) IPA: /pɹoʊˈtuːbəɹəns/

protuberance (plural protuberances)

1. A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes.

   Synonyms: bulge, bump, protrusion, tuberosity

   • 1989, Ben Aaronovitch, Remembrance of the Daleks:

     Ever since their creation the Daleks have been attempting to conquer and enslave as much of the universe as they could get their grubby little protuberances on.

• protuberant

• French: saillie, protubérance
• German: Protuberanz, Vorsprung, Schwellung, Hervortreten, Auswuchs, Hervorschwellung, Knubbel, Beule, Grat, Ausbuchtung
• Italian: protuberanza
• Portuguese: protuberância, saliência
• Russian: вы́ступ
• Spanish: protuberancia