n.
Pronunciation: ' prä-m ə -n ə n(t)s, ' präm-n ə n(t)s
Function: noun
Date: 1598
1 : something prominent : PROJECTION <a rocky prominence >
2 : the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous
3 : a mass of gas resembling a cloud that arises from the chromosphere of the sun