prominence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpɹɒm.ɪ.nəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/ (General-American)
Etymology
From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.
2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC:“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) Relative importance.
- (countable, uncountable) A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
- (countable, uncountable) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
- (countable, uncountable) A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prominences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
laryngeal prominence · overprominence · superprominence · solar prominence
Translations (51)
fi suhteellinen korkeus (relative height) · ja プロミネンス (gaseous projection of the Sun) · nn framståande (being prominent) · ca prominència (being prominent) · es protuberancia (gaseous projection of the Sun) · no primærfaktor (relative height) · it prominenza (being prominent) · ml പ്രാമുഖ്യം (being prominent) · fi merkittävyys (relative importance) · ga ardréim (being prominent) · ru призна́ние (being prominent) · cmn 日珥 (gaseous projection of the Sun) · ru вы́пуклость (bulge) · es prominencia (relative height) · es prominencia (being prominent) · fr protubérance (bulge) · ru изве́стность (being prominent) · ko 중요성 (being prominent) · mk иста́кнатост (being prominent) · it protuberanza (bulge) · es prominencia (bulge) · bg изпъкналост (bulge) · pl wzniesienie (relative height) · mk испа́кнатост (bulge) · de Protuberanz (bulge) · bg издатина (bulge) · grc ἐξοχή (being prominent) · fr protubérance (gaseous projection of the Sun) · el προεξοχή (bulge) · it sporgenza (being prominent) · nb framstående (being prominent) · fr proéminence (being prominent) · ota تومسك (bulge) · no prominens (being prominent) · es protuberancia (bulge) · ru относительная высота́ (relative height) · ru вы́ступ (bulge) · fi kohouma (bulge) · hi प्रमुखता (being prominent) · mnc ᡧᡠᠨ ᡧᠠᠩᡴᠠ (gaseous projection of the Sun) · ga starr (bulge) · ko 두드러짐 (being prominent) · de Protuberanz (gaseous projection of the Sun) · fi hallitsevuus (being prominent) · mk забележи́телност (being prominent) · bg забележителност (being prominent) · eo eminenteco (being prominent) · bg известност (being prominent) · fi pullistuma (bulge) · el διάκριση (being prominent) · ro proeminență (being prominent)