Definitions for prominenceˈprɒm ə nəns
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
prom•i•nenceˈprɒm ə nəns(n.)
Also, prom′i•nen•cy. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
something that is prominent; a projection or protuberance:
a prominence high over a ravine.
an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona.
Category: Astronomy
Origin of prominence:
1590–1600; < L
Princeton's WordNet
prominence(noun)
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominence(noun)
relative importance
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence(noun)
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
prominence(noun)ˈprɒm ə nəns
the state of being well-known or distinctive
her prominence as a party leader; a company that gained prominence in the 1990s
Wiktionary
prominence(Noun)
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominence(Noun)
relative importance
prominence(Noun)
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
prominence(Noun)
(topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains
Webster Dictionary
Prominence(noun)
alt. of Prominency
Translations for prominence
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- beroemdheidAfrikaans

- بُروز، نُتوء، شُهْرَهArabic

- издаденостBulgarian

- saliênciaPortuguese (BR)

- důležitostCzech

- das HervorragenGerman

- fremtrædende stillingDanish

- σπουδαιότητα, υπεροχήGreek

- prominencia; importanciaSpanish

- prominentsusEstonian

- برآمدگی؛ اهمیتFarsi

- asemaFinnish

- importanceFrench

- הַבלָטָהHebrew

- उदग्रता, उत्सेध, उत्कर्ष, विशिष्टता, प्रक्षेप, ऊंचा स्थानHindi

- kiemelkedésHungarian

- kemashuranIndonesian

- mikilvægi, fremdIcelandic

- prominenza, importanzaItalian

- 目立つことJapanese

- 두드러짐, 현저, 유명Korean

- aukšta padėtis, ryški vietaLithuanian

- prominence; izcilība; izcila vietaLatvian

- pentingMalay

- opvallendheid, bekendheidDutch

- framstående stilling; betydelighetNorwegian

- wzniecenie, rozgłosPolish

- برآمدگی؛ اهمیتPersian

- اهميت،څرګندوالىPashto

- saliênciaPortuguese

- proeminenţă; importanţăRomanian

- выступ; известностьRussian

- dôležitosťSlovak

- pomembnostSlovenian

- vidljivostSerbian

- framskjuten ställning, bemärkthet, utskjutande delSwedish

- คุณสมบัติเด่นThai

- ünlülükTurkish

- 突出Chinese (Trad.)

- опуклість; виступUkrainian

- ابھار، شہرتUrdu

- sự nổi trội; tình trạng nhô lênVietnamese

- 突出Chinese (Simp.)

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