PROMINENCE


Meaning of PROMINENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprä-mə-nən(t)s, ˈpräm-nən(t)s ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.