PROMINENCE


Meaning of PROMINENCE in English

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

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