English Explanatory Dictionary

prominence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
  2. Relative importance.
  3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
  4. Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
  5. A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prominence.wav /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/

Word forms

prominence prominences

Etymology

From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.

Derived words

laryngeal prominence overprominence solar prominence superprominence
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