projection definition

1. a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
2. the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
3. any structure that branches out from a central support
4. any solid convex shape that juts out from something
5. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
6. the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
• examples: our ukuleles have been designed to have superior sound and projection
• examples: a prime ingredient of public speaking is projection of the voice
7. the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction