saliência — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bulge noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
- bump noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
- lump noun A solid piece or mass of something without a definite shape.
- protuberance noun A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
Senses
saliência is used for these senses in English:
- bulge An object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- bump A protuberance on a level surface.
- lump Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- protuberance A bulge, knob, swelling, spine, or anything that protrudes.
bulge — full definition
- noun A part that swells or sticks out from an otherwise flat or smooth surface.
- noun A sudden increase in the size or value of something.
- verb To swell or push outward, especially under pressure.
bump — full definition
- noun A light collision or jolt, or the sound it makes.
- noun A small swelling or lump on a surface or on the skin.
- noun Informal term for a pregnant woman's swollen belly.
- verb To knock against something, or to move someone or something to a later position or time.
- verb To reply to an online post specifically to push it back to the top of a list.