outward bulging

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• bulging — ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}. Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bulging — adjective 1. curving or bulging outward (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑convex • Ant: ↑concave (for: ↑convex) • Similar to: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Bulging — Bulge Bulge, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bulged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bulging}.] 1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall bulges. [1913 Webster] 2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bulging flanks — In medicine, bulging flanks refers to a sign for ascites. If, on inspection, the sides of the abdomen bulge outward in an unusual fashion on a patient, they likely have fluid in the abdomen.ee also*Abdominal examination *Fluid wave test *Shifting …   Wikipedia

• sound reception — Introduction       response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …   Universalium

• Crommelin (lunar crater) — Coordinates 68°06′S 146°54′W / 68.1°S 146.9°W …   Wikipedia

• Kidinnu (crater) — lunar crater data latitude=35.9 N or S=N longitude=122.9 E or W=E diameter=56 km depth= Unknown colong=238 eponym=KidinnuKidinnu is an impact crater on the Moon s far side. It lies to the south of the H. G. Wells crater and to the southeast of… …   Wikipedia

• keratocele — Hernia of Descemet membrane through a defect in the outer layers of the cornea. [kerato + G. kele, hernia] * * * ker·a·to·cele ker ət ō .sēl n hernia of Descemet s membrane through perforations in the cornea * * * (descemetocele) n …   Medical dictionary

• protuberant —   Swelling outward; bulging, e.g. megasporophyll bullae …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• keratocele — descemetocele; n. outward bulging of the base of a deep ulcer of the cornea. The deep layer of the cornea (Descemet s membrane) is elastic and relatively resistant to perforation; it therefore bulges when the overlying cornea has been destroyed …   The new mediacal dictionary

• biconvex convexo-convex lenticular lentiform — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English