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prominence Definition

promi·nence (präm′ə nəns)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being prominent
  2. something that is prominent or that sticks out, as a hill
  3. Astron. any of the luminous clouds of solar gas arching from the chromosphere into the much hotter corona: best seen at the edge of the sun, as during an eclipse

Etymology: < MFr < L prominentia < prominens: see prominent

prominence Synonyms

prominence

n.

  1. A projection

    jut, protrusion, bump; see bulge, projection.

  2. Notability

    renown, influence, distinction; see fame 1.

prominence Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • leader: He now seems to be coming to prominence as a leader of the church.
  • center: In 1993, Staverton was renamed Gloucestershire Airport to reflect its increasing prominence as the business aviation center for the county.

Converse of object

  • give: You rightly give prominence to the role of old father Thames in your document.
  • gain: Why has it gained such prominence over the last year?
  • assume: In various periods of long Hindu history, the different deities have assumed prominence.
  • achieve: In such a world, heavily wooded nations like Sweden might have achieved global prominence.
  • deserve: Whether it deserves the prominence granted it by this model is doubtful.
  • accord: And why the lack of prominence accorded to Jennifer Jayne?

Adjective modifier

  • bony: The causes are similar to Tennis Elbow Presentation: Pain over the bony prominence on the inner side of the elbow.
  • undue: We would not expect to see similar undue prominence in any future series of the show broadcast on Bravo.
  • prosodic: We show that information structure in English can only be analyzed concurrently with prosodic prominence and phrasing.
  • equal: It is not the role of the media to give equal prominence to all news about an issue, whether good or bad.
  • solar: The solar prominence, bottom left, has a temperature of some 70 000 °C.
  • great: John Millar Andrews rose to even greater public prominence than his father.

Preposition: in

  • 1980s: It came to prominence in the early 1980s, largely through the work of the American economist William Baumol.
  • 1990s: About Gary Hume Gary Hume graduated from Goldsmiths College, London and came to prominence in the early 1990s.
  • 1970s: This group achieved prominence in the 1970s by targeting and attacking Saddam's regime.
  • 1960s: He rose to prominence in the 1960s with his regular appearance on The Frost Report where he met Ronnie Barker.
  • debate: The issue of ballistic missile defense ( BMD ) has once again risen to prominence in the national security debate in the US.
  • century: Mill John Stuart Mill was a London boy who came to prominence in the 19th century.