project

[n. proj-ekt, -ikt; v. pruh-jekt] /n. ˈprɒdʒ ɛkt, -ɪkt; v. prəˈdʒɛkt/
noun
1.
something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
2.
a large or major undertaking, especially one involving considerable money, personnel, and equipment.
3.
a specific task of investigation, especially in scholarship.
4.
Education. a supplementary, long-term educational assignment necessitating personal initiative, undertaken by an individual student or a group of students.
5.
Often, projects. housing project.
verb (used with object), project
6.
to propose, contemplate, or plan.
7.
to throw, cast, or impel forward or onward.
8.
to set forth or calculate (some future thing):
They projected the building costs for the next five years.
9.
to throw or cause to fall upon a surface or into space, as a ray of light or a shadow.
10.
to cause (a figure or image) to appear, as on a background.
11.
to regard (something within the mind, as a feeling, thought, or attitude) as having some form of reality outside the mind:
He projected a thrilling picture of the party's future.
12.
to cause to jut out or protrude.
13.
Geometry.
  1. to throw forward an image of (a figure or the like) by straight lines or rays, either parallel, converging, or diverging, that pass through all its points and reproduce it on another surface or figure.
  2. to transform the points (of one figure) into those of another by a correspondence between points.
14.
to present (an idea, program, etc.) for consideration or action:
They made every effort to project the notion of world peace.
15.
to use (one's voice, gestures, etc.) forcefully enough to be perceived at a distance, as by all members of the audience in a theater.
16.
to communicate clearly and forcefully (one's thoughts, personality, role, etc.) to an audience, as in a theatrical performance; produce a compelling image of.
17.
to cause (the voice) to appear to come from a source other than oneself, as in ventriloquism; throw.
verb (used without object), project
18.
to extend or protrude beyond something else.
19.
to use one's voice forcefully enough to be heard at a distance, as in a theater.
20.
to produce a clear impression of one's thoughts, personality, role, etc., in an audience; communicate clearly and forcefully.
21.
Psychology. to ascribe one's own feelings, thoughts, or attitudes to others.
Origin
1350-1400; (noun) Middle English project(e) design, plan < Medieval Latin prōjectum, Latin: projecting part, noun use of neuter of Latin prōjectus, past participle of prōicere to throw forward, extend, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -icere, combining form of jacere to throw; (v.) late Middle English project(e) (past participle) extended, projected < Latin prōjectus
Related forms
projectable, adjective
projectingly, adverb
counterproject, noun
nonprojecting, adjective
reproject, verb
subproject, noun
unprojected, adjective
unprojecting, adjective
Synonyms
1. proposal. See plan. 6. contrive, scheme, plot, devise. 8. predict. 18. bulge, obtrude, overhang.
Examples from the web for projected
  • Other estimates put the number even higher, and it is projected to continue growing.
  • They want projected shadows of life, which are vaster than reality and bolder in outline, though less searching.
  • During that time, white high-school graduates are projected to decline in every region.
  • To get a broad view on this phenomenon: there will always be hierarchy, mystical or that projected by a military.
  • Free concerts are performed during the summer, and feature-length movies are often projected on large screens.
  • Two years from now that output is projected to nearly double.
  • Sea levels around the world are projected to rise as the last of the glaciers melt and the warmer oceans expand.
  • Six of the top eight jobs with the fastest projected growth are in the health care or medical science industries.
  • Three of the top five jobs with the largest projected growth are in health care.
  • Next year's deficit is projected to be more than half a trillion dollars.
British Dictionary definitions for projected

project

noun (ˈprɒdʒɛkt)
1.
a proposal, scheme, or design
2.
  1. a task requiring considerable or concerted effort, such as one by students
  2. the subject of such a task
3.
(US) short for housing project
verb (prəˈdʒɛkt)
4.
(transitive) to propose or plan
5.
(transitive) to predict; estimate; extrapolate: we can project future needs on the basis of the current birth rate
6.
(transitive) to throw or cast forwards
7.
to jut or cause to jut out
8.
(transitive) to send forth or transport in the imagination: to project oneself into the future
9.
(transitive) to cause (an image) to appear on a surface
10.
to cause (one's voice) to be heard clearly at a distance
11.
(psychol)
  1. (intransitive) (esp of a child) to believe that others share one's subjective mental life
  2. to impute to others (one's hidden desires and impulses), esp as a means of defending oneself Compare introject
12.
(transitive) (geometry) to draw a projection of
13.
(intransitive) to communicate effectively, esp to a large gathering
Word Origin
C14: from Latin prōicere to throw down, from pro-1 + iacere to throw
Word Origin and History for projected
adj.

"planned, put forth as a project," 1706, past participle adjective from project (v.).

project

n.

c.1400, "a plan, draft, scheme," from Latin proiectum "something thrown forth," noun use of neuter of proiectus, past participle of proicere "stretch out, throw forth," from pro- "forward" (see pro-) + combining form of iacere (past participle iactus) "to throw" (see jet (v.)).

Meaning "scheme, proposal, mental plan" is from c.1600. Meaning "group of low-rent apartment buildings" first recorded 1935, American English, short for housing project (1932). Related: Projects. Project manager attested from 1913.

v.

late 15c., "to plan," from Latin proiectus, past participle of proicere (see project (n.)). Sense of "to stick out" is from 1718. Meaning "to cast an image on a screen" is recorded from 1865. Psychoanalytical sense, "attribute to another (unconsciously)" is from 1895 (implied in a use of projective). Meaning "convey to others by one's manner" is recorded by 1955. Related: Projected; projecting.

projected in Medicine

project proj·ect (prŏj'kt', -ĭkt)
n.

  1. A plan or proposal; a scheme.

  2. An undertaking requiring concerted effort.

v. (prə-jěkt') pro·ject·ed, pro·ject·ing, pro·jects

  1. To extend forward or out; jut out:

  2. To cause an image to appear on a surface.

  3. In psychology, to externalize and attribute something, such as an emotion, to someone or something else.

Slang definitions & phrases for projected

project

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