Prong vs Projection - What's the difference?
prong | projection | Synonyms |
A thin, pointed, projecting part.
A branch; a fork.
Something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.
The action of projecting]] or throwing or [[propel, propelling something.
The display of an image by devices such as movie projector, video projector, overhead projector or slide projector.
A forecast or prognosis obtained by extrapolation
(psychology) A belief or assumption that others have similar thoughts and experiences as oneself
(photography) The image that a translucent object casts onto another object.
(cartography) Any of several systems of intersecting lines that allow the curved surface of the earth to be represented on a flat surface. The set of mathematics used to calculate coordinate positions.
(geometry) An image of an object on a surface of fewer dimensions.
(linear algebra) An idempotent linear transformation which maps vectors from a vector space onto a subspace.
(mathematics) A transformation which extracts a fragment of a mathematical object.
(category theory) A morphism from a categorical product to one of its (two) components.
Prong is a synonym of projection.
As nouns the difference between prong and projection
is that prong is a thin, pointed, projecting part while projection is something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out.As a verb prong
is to pierce or poke with, or as if with, a prong.prong
English
Noun
(en noun)- a pitchfork with four prongs
- the two prongs of a river
Derived terms
* pronghornSee also
* tine * toothprojection
English
Noun
(en noun)- The face of the cliff had many projections which are big enough for birds to nest on.