project
- project
noun 'prɒdʒɛkt
1》 an enterprise carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
↘a proposed or planned undertaking.
2》 a piece of research work by a school or college student.
3》 (also housing project) N. Amer. a government-subsidized estate or block of homes.
verb prə'dʒɛkt
1》 estimate or forecast on the basis of present trends.
↘[often as adjective projected] plan.
2》 protrude.
3》 throw or cause to move forward or outward.
↘cause (light, shadow, or an image) to fall on a surface.
↘cause (a sound) to be heard at a distance.
↘imagine as having moved to a different place or time.
4》 present or promote.
↘display (an emotion or quality) in one's behaviour.
5》 (project something on to) attribute an emotion to (another person), especially unconsciously.
6》 Geometry draw straight lines through (a given figure) to produce a corresponding figure on a surface or line.
7》 represent (the earth's surface, the heavens, etc.) on a plane surface.
Origin
ME (in the sense 'preliminary design, tabulated statement'): from L. projectum 'something prominent', neut. past participle of proicere 'throw forth', from pro- 'forth' + jacere 'to throw'.
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