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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr & vb n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF projecter, F. projeter.] 1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth. Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser. Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide. --Pope. 2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as to project a plan What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton. 3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything to delineate; as to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and the like -- sometimes with on upon into etc.; as to project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Project \Proj"ect\ (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr L. projectus p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf {Projet}.] 1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth. [Obs.] --Holland. 2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan Vented much policy, and projects deep. --Milton. Projects of happiness devised by human reason. --Rogers. He entered into the project with his customary ardor. --Prescott. 3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as a man given to projects. Syn: Design; scheme; plan purpose. Usage: {Project}, {Design}. A project is something of a practical nature thrown out for consideration as to its being done A design is a project when matured and settled, as a thing to be accomplished. An ingenious man has many projects, but if governed by sound sense will be slow in forming them into designs. See also {Scheme}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Project \Pro*ject"\, v. i. 1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as the cornice projects; branches project from the tree. 2. To form a project; to scheme. [R.] --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: project n 1: any piece of work [syn: {undertaking}, {task}, {labor}] 2: a planned undertaking [syn: {projection}] 3: a school task requiring considerable effort [syn: {classroom project}] v 1: communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings" 2: jut out or project in space [syn: {stick out}, {protrude}, {jut out}] 3: transfer from one domain into another, as of ideas and principles 4: project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen" 5: cause to be heard; "His voice projects well" 6: draw a projection of 7: make or work out a plan for devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" [syn: {plan}, {contrive}, {design}] 8: present for consideration [syn: {propose}] 9: imagine; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!" "I can see what will happen" [syn: {visualize}, {envision}, {fancy}, {see}, {figure}, {picture}, {image}] 10: put or send forth; "She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light" [syn: {cast}, {contrive}, {throw}] 11: throw, send or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn: {send off}] 12: regard as objective; in psychology [syn: {externalize}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: PROJECT Subsystem of ICES. Sammet 1969, p.616.
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