Meanings
verbdeproject (third-person singular simple present deprojects, present participle deprojecting, simple past and past participle deprojected)
present singular third person deprojects · participle present deprojecting · participle past deprojected · past deprojected
- sciencesTo reverse a projection
In this case the drop in cartilaginous dorsal height was helpful to deproject the nose, making dorsal cartilage excision unnecessary.
2005, Calvin M. Johnson, Wyatt C. To, A Case Approach to Open Structure Rhinoplasty, →ISBN, page 453
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishproject
- Englishdeproject
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APA
deproject. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deproject
MLA
“deproject.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deproject. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deproject,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deproject.
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