• Prominence

    Origin

    Latin prominentia.

    Full definition of prominence

    Noun

    prominence

    (countable and uncountable; plural prominences)
    1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
    2. relative importance
    3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
    4. (topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains
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