1) Bulge 2) Bump 3) Excrescence 4) Extrusion 5) French word used in English 6) Gibbosity 7) Gibbousness 8) Hump 9) Knob 10) Knot 11) Lump 12) Projection 13) Projection or bulge 14) Prominence 15) Protrusion 16) Swell 17) Swelling 18) The condition of bulging out Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/protuberance
• (n.) That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/protuberance/
That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumour on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. ... <astronomy> Solar protuberances, certain rose-coloured masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. The... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
Pro·tu'ber·ance noun [ Confer French protubérance . See Protuberant .] That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. Solar protuberances (Astron.) , Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/182