prominence

Definition of Prominence in English :

Noun

1. prominence

the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

2. prominence

relative importance

3. bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, prominence, protrusion, protuberance, swelling

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Example Sentences:
'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'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Prominence

see synonyms of prominence

noun

1.

the state or quality of being prominent

2.

something that is prominent, such as a protuberance

3.

relative importance or consequence

4. astronomy

an eruption of incandescent gas from the sun's surface that can reach an altitude of several hundred thousand kilometres. Prominences are visible during a total eclipse. When viewed in front of the brighter solar disc, they are called filaments

Prominence

see synonyms of prominence

noun

1.

the state or quality of being prominent

2.

something that is prominent or that sticks out, as a hill

3. Astronomy

any of the luminous clouds of solar gas arching from the chromosphere into the much hotter corona: best seen at the edge of the sun, as during an eclipse

Prominence

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n.

1. The quality or condition of being prominent.

2. Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.

3. Anatomy A small projection or protuberance.

4. Astronomy A tonguelike cloud of luminous gas rising from the sun's surface, visible as part of the corona during a total solar eclipse.

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