ˈprämənən(t)s sometimes -mnə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Latin prominentia, from prominent-, prominens prominent + -ia -y
1. : the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous : salience
as the war progressed, the doctrine of national self-determination acquired greater prominence — Oscar Handlin
: distinction , importance
men of considerable prominence in the world of letters were offered the editorship — Saturday Review
which syllable has the greater prominence in ordinary pronunciation
2. : something prominent : a salient point : projection , protuberance
ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences — Thomas Hardy
3.
a. : a mass of gas that resembles a cloud, arises or erupts from the chromosphere of the sun, and is seen in monochromatic light of hydrogen or calcium as dark against the solar surface or bright if protruding from the sun's limb
b. : a similar feature of any star