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Prominence

Prominence Meaning & Definition
Prominence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Prominence?

[n] relative importance
[n] something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
[n] the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

Synonyms | Synonyms for Prominence: bulge | bump | excrescence | extrusion | gibbosity | gibbousness | hump | jut | protrusion | protuberance

Related Terms | Find terms related to Prominence:

See Also | belly | caput | frontal eminence | importance | limelight | nub | occipital protuberance | projection | public eye | salience | saliency | spotlight | standing | strikingness | wart

Prominence In Webster's Dictionary

\Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances}, under {Protuberance}.

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