What does projection in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word projection in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use projection in French.

The word projection in French means casting, throwing, firing, spatter, projection, showing, projection, projection, projection window, astral projection, map projection, Mercator projection, orthogonal projection, orthographic projection, private screening, projection room. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word projection

casting, throwing, firing

nom féminin (fait de lancer [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La projection de ce genre de projectile demande une grande catapulte.
The firing of this kind of projectile requires a large catapult.

spatter

nom féminin (ce qui est projeté sur [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La voiture est salie par des projections de boue.
The car is dirty with mud spatter.

projection

nom féminin (estimation pour l'avenir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa projection d'évolution des ventes était erronée.
His sales growth projection was wrong.

showing

nom féminin (représentation d'un film, de photos,...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La projection de son dernier film aura lieu demain.
The showing of his latest film will take place tomorrow.

projection

nom féminin (Maths (application d'un plan sur une droite) (Maths)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une projection orthogonale, la droite sur laquelle on projette et la direction sont perpendiculaires.
In an orthogonal projection, the straight line projected on and the direction are perpendicular.

projection

nom féminin (Psychologie (attribution à [qqn] de faits supposés) (Psychology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mélanie fait une projection de ses angoisses scolaires sur ses enfants.

projection window

nom féminin (fenêtre s'ouvrant vers le haut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

astral projection

nom féminin (esprit que se dissocie du corps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

map projection

(représentation en 2D) (cartography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Mercator projection

nom féminin (type de projection cartographique) (cartography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orthogonal projection

nom féminin (projection perpendiculaire) (cartography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

orthographic projection

nom féminin (type de projection cartographique) (cartography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

private screening

nom masculin (projection pour public restreint)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le producteur du film organisa chez lui une projection privée de son dernier film.

projection room

nom féminin (pièce ou visionner [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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