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project
noun
an
organized
piece
of
work
with
a
clear
goal
that
needs
planning
and
effort
,
often
done
by
a
person
or
a
group
within
a
set
time
•
The
team
finished
the
science
project
two
days
early
.
The
team
finished
the
science
project
two
days
early
.
•
Our
class
will
start
a
gardening
project
next
week
.
Our
class
will
start
a
gardening
project
next
week
.
From
Latin
prōiectum
,
past
participle
of
prōicere
“
to
throw
forward
”,
later
used
for
a
plan
or
design
.
verb
to
make
light
,
pictures
,
or
words
appear
on
a
surface
such
as
a
wall
or
screen
•
They
projected
the
movie
onto
a
white
sheet
in
the
backyard
.
They
projected
the
movie
onto
a
white
sheet
in
the
backyard
.
•
The
teacher
projects
the
lesson
slides
onto
the
smart
board
.
The
teacher
projects
the
lesson
slides
onto
the
smart
board
.
From
Latin
prōicere
“
throw
forward
”,
later
used
for
casting
light
forward
.
noun
(
usually
plural
:
the
projects
)
a
group
of
government-owned
apartment
buildings
where
low-income
families
live
•
Maria
grew
up
in
the
projects
on
the
south
side
of
the
city
.
Maria
grew
up
in
the
projects
on
the
south
side
of
the
city
.
•
The
city
plans
to
renovate
the
oldest
project
to
make
it
safer
.
The
city
plans
to
renovate
the
oldest
project
to
make
it
safer
.
Sense
developed
in
20th-century
United
States
from
“
housing
project
,”
meaning
a
planned
public-housing
development
.
verb
to
estimate
or
calculate
what
something
will
be
in
the
future
based
on
information
you
have
now
•
Economists
project
that
inflation
will
fall
next
year
.
Economists
project
that
inflation
will
fall
next
year
.
•
Global
sales
are
projected
to
grow
by
15
percent
.
Global
sales
are
projected
to
grow
by
15
percent
.
Extended
from
the
sense
of
throwing
forward
to
the
idea
of
throwing
numbers
or
ideas
forward
into
the
future
.
verb
to
stick
out
beyond
the
surface
or
line
of
something
else
•
A
wooden
balcony
projects
over
the
lake
.
A
wooden
balcony
projects
over
the
lake
.
•
Sharp
rocks
projected
from
the
cliff
face
.
Sharp
rocks
projected
from
the
cliff
face
.
From
Latin
prōiectus
,
past
participle
of
prōicere
“
to
throw
forward
”,
keeping
the
sense
of
something
thrown
out
beyond
a
surface
.
projection
noun
something
that
sticks
out
from
a
surface
or
the
state
of
sticking
out
•
The
rocky
projection
jutted
into
the
calm
blue
sea
.
The
rocky
projection
jutted
into
the
calm
blue
sea
.
•
A
small
projection
on
the
wall
held
the
antique
lamp
.
A
small
projection
on
the
wall
held
the
antique
lamp
.
late
Middle
English
,
from
medieval
Latin
projectio
(
n-
),
from
Latin
proicere
‘
throw
forth
’.
noun
the
act
of
showing
a
film
,
slide
,
or
image
on
a
screen
or
surface
•
The
outdoor
movie
projection
attracted
a
big
crowd
in
the
park
.
The
outdoor
movie
projection
attracted
a
big
crowd
in
the
park
.
•
We
checked
the
projection
before
starting
the
presentation
.
We
checked
the
projection
before
starting
the
presentation
.
sense
developed
in
19th
century
with
invention
of
optical
devices
.
noun
a
statement
or
calculation
about
what
is
likely
to
happen
in
the
future
based
on
current
information
•
Sales
projections
show
a
10%
increase
next
year
.
Sales
projections
show
a
10%
increase
next
year
.
•
The
weather
service
released
new
temperature
projections
.
The
weather
service
released
new
temperature
projections
.
figurative
use
from
the
idea
of
"
throwing
forward
"
data
.
noun
in
psychology
,
the
process
of
imagining
that
your
own
feelings
or
thoughts
belong
to
someone
else
•
Accusing
others
of
lying
can
be
a
form
of
projection
.
Accusing
others
of
lying
can
be
a
form
of
projection
.
•
She
realized
her
jealousy
was
projection
of
her
own
insecurities
.
She
realized
her
jealousy
was
projection
of
her
own
insecurities
.
adopted
into
psychology
in
late
19th
century
by
Sigmund
Freud
.