prediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)

visual communication - communication that relies on vision

plan, program, programme - a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

cash cow, money-spinner, moneymaker - a project that generates a continuous flow of money

arm, branch, limb - any projection that is thought to resemble an arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"

brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat

burr - rough projection left on a workpiece after drilling or cutting

cleat - a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping

cornice - the topmost projecting part of an entablature

drip mold, drip mould, drip - (architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway)

flange, rim - a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

flue, fluke - flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor

head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin"

knob, boss - a circular rounded projection or protuberance

lobe - a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure

lug - a projecting piece that is used to lift or support or turn something

overhang - projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else

prong - a pointed projection

spike - a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall

structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"

tenon - a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint

tooth - something resembling the tooth of an animal

tooth - one of a number of uniform projections on a gear

salient - (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

jag - a sharp projection on an edge or surface; "he clutched a jag of the rock"

convex shape, convexity - a shape that curves or bulges outward

excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, bump, prominence - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

spine, spur - any pointed projection

tail end, tail - any projection that resembles the tail of an animal

knife, tongue - any long thin projection that is transient; "tongues of flame licked at the walls"; "rifles exploded quick knives of fire into the dark"

psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders

defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

acoustic phenomenon - a physical phenomenon associated with the production or transmission of sound

map projection - a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude

representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something

change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something

actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling

belch, burp, burping, eructation, belching - a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through the mouth

belching - the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the belching of smoke from factory chimneys"

coughing up - the act of expelling (food or phlegm) by coughing

spitting, expectoration, spit - the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth