prominence
pronunciation
How to pronounce prominence in British English:
UK [ˈprɒmɪnəns]
How to pronounce prominence in American English:
US [ˈprɑːmɪnəns]
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- Noun:
- the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
- relative importance
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
Word Origin
- prominence (n.)
- 1590s, "projection," from obsolete French prominence (16c.), from Latin prominentia "a jutting out" (see prominent). Meaning "distinction, conspicuousness" is attested by 1827. As a type of solar phenomenon, from 1862.
Example
- 1. Icbc 's status underscores the growing prominence of chinese lenders .
- 2. Judges know their prominence carries risks .
- 3. It also demonstrates the internet 's growing prominence as a sports broadcast medium .
- 4. Overlaying several such images can show how magnetic events , such as prominence eruptions and coronal mass ejections , generate motion across the solar orb .
- 5. According to some , seeking prominence is part of an inborn survival strategy .