prominence

prom·i·nence

P0592400 (prŏm′ə-nəns)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.

prominence

(ˈprɒmɪnəns) n1. the state or quality of being prominent2. something that is prominent, such as a protuberance3. relative importance or consequence4. (Astronomy) 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

prom•i•nence

(ˈprɒm ə nəns)

n. 1. Also, prom′i•nen•cy. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness. 2. something that is prominent; a projection or protuberance: a prominence high over a ravine. 3. an eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona. [1590–1600; < Latin]

prom·i·nence

(prŏm′ə-nəns) A tongue-like cloud of flaming gas that erupts from the surface of the sun.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prominence - the state of being prominent: widely known or eminentstanding - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"limelight, public eye, spotlight, glare - a focus of public attention; "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"salience, saliency, strikingness - the state of being salientobscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
	2.	prominence - relative importanceimportance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
	3.	prominence - 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"excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance, bulge, bump, swellingfrontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbitoccipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bonebelly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail"caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"mogul - a bump on a ski slopenub, nubble - a small lump or protuberancesnag - a sharp protuberancewart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something

prominence

noun1. fame, name, standing, rank, reputation, importance, celebrity, distinction, prestige, greatness, eminence, pre-eminence, notability, outstandingness He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.2. conspicuousness, weight, precedence, top billing, specialness, salience, markedness Many papers give prominence to reports of the latest violence.3. protrusion, swelling, projection, bulge, jutting, protuberance Birds have a prominence on the breast bone called a keel.

prominence

noun1. A position of exalted widely recognized importance:distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominency, renown.2. A natural land elevation:eminence, hill, rise.

Translations

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prominent

(ˈprominənt) adjective1. standing out; projecting. prominent front teeth. 凸出的 凸出的2. easily seen. The tower is a prominent landmark. 突出的 突出的3. famous. a prominent politician. 著名的 著名的ˈprominently adverb 突出地 突出地ˈprominence noun 突出 突出