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DictionaryprojectionImage display
noun

projection

The casting of an image onto a surface.

The projection shows a sailboat in full color on the screen.

A projector casts a clearly visible full-color image of a sailboat onto a freestanding screen, illustrating the image-display sense of projection.
Etymology
proLatinforward
+jectLatinto throw
+ionEnglishact or process

The Latin image is throwing forward. Optical projection sends light carrying an image outward onto a receiving surface.

In context

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More examples

  • We dim the lights to make the projection easier to see.
  • This white wall works well for video projection.
  • Moving projections of stars cover the classroom ceiling.

Forms

projection · projections

project verb — To cast an image onto a surface.

projector noun — A device that casts images onto surfaces.

Similar words

display
Display covers any visual presentation, not just images cast by light.
image
Image names the picture itself, regardless of how it appears.