Associations to the word «Prominence»

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.

Dictionary definition

PROMINENCE, noun. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
PROMINENCE, noun. Relative importance.
PROMINENCE, 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".

Wise words

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