Definitions for prominence
ˈprɒm ə nənspromi·nence

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. prominence(noun)

   the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

2. prominence(noun)

   relative importance

3. 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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. prominence(Noun)

   The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

2. prominence(Noun)

   relative importance

3. prominence(Noun)

   A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form

4. prominence(Noun)

   (topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Prominence(noun)

   alt. of Prominency

How to pronounce prominence?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say prominence in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of prominence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of prominence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of prominence in a Sentence

1. David Holland:

   Any time a member of a group that has often been marginalized achieves this kind of prominence and attracts this kind of spotlight, it creates a moment of self-reflection over what it means to participate at the highest level of government and how they square that with the faith.

2. Jack Cheevers:

   The Pueblo incident may gain prominence over time because it teaches us that you can deal with North Korea, even during a major crisis.

3. Colin Angle:

   Maintaining a clean home has taken on greater prominence during this pandemic.

4. The King:

   What has taken prominence at the moment is ISIS, Daesh.

5. David Graff:

   We want to be very careful about the type of information that we highlight in the search feature given its prominence. Given the concern around elections and elections information, we want to be particularly conservative here.

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