What does prominence mean?
Definitions for prominence
ˈprɒm ə nənspromi·nence
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Princeton's WordNet
prominencenoun
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominencenoun
relative importance
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescencenoun
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
prominencenoun
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominencenoun
relative importance
prominencenoun
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
prominencenoun
(topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prominence, Prominencynoun
Protuberance; extant part.
Etymology: prominentia, Latin; from prominent.
It shows the nose and eyebrows, with the prominencies and fallings in of the features. Joseph Addison, on Ancient Medals.
Webster Dictionary
Prominencenoun
alt. of Prominency
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prominence in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prominence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of prominence in a Sentence
Social engineering was a distractor from what the main mission of the United States military was about, we were involved in conflict and war, and these reforms achieved a level of prominence that subordinated the issue of war itself.
Maintaining a clean home has taken on greater prominence during this pandemic.
It is at a level of intensity that is new, this is not something you see tweeted about on a regular basis. But after the attack in Charleston and the prominence that the flag took, it feels as if it is now being rubbed in our faces.
Gillibrand simply lacks the star power or national prominence that would lead to extensive free media time.
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.
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Translations for prominence
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- ProtuberanzGerman
- protuberancia, prominenciaSpanish
- برجستگیPersian
- kohouma, merkittävyys, pullistuma, hallitsevuus, korkeusFinnish
- protubéranceFrench
- protuberanzaItalian
- framståandeNorwegian Nynorsk
- prominens, primærfaktor, framståendeNorwegian
- proeminênciaPortuguese
- proeminențăRomanian
- выпуклость, выступ, признание, относительная высота, известностьRussian
- prominensSwedish
- nổi bậtVietnamese
- 突出物Chinese
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