Definition of prominence. Meaning of prominence. Synonyms of prominence

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Definition of prominence

Prominence
Prominence Prom"i*nence, Prominency Prom"i*nen*cy, n. [L. prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See Prominent. ] 1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness. 2. That which is prominent; a protuberance. Solar prominences. (Astron.) See Solar Protuberances, under Protuberance.

Meaning of prominence from wikipedia

- In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British...
- This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence. The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any...
- up prominence or prominent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prominence in topography is a measure of the independence of a summit. Prominence or Prominent...
- forward from its cephalic border, is a triangular process, the maxillary prominence (or maxillary process), the ventral extremity of which is separated from...
- A prominence, sometimes referred to as a filament, is a large, bright red plasma and magnetic field structure extending outward from the Sun's surface...
- The mandibular prominence is an embryological structure which gives rise to the lower portion of the face. The mandible and lower lip derive from it. The...
- surrounding the larynx, typically visible in men, less frequently in women. The prominence of the Adam's apple increases in some men as a secondary male **** characteristic...
- The frontonasal process, or frontonasal prominence is one of the five swellings that develop to form the face. The frontonasal process is unpaired, and...
- superior to the oval window;[citation needed] here, the prominence of the facial canal (or prominence of the aqueduct of Fallopius) upon the medial wall indicates...
- mountains in Britain and Ireland by height and by prominence. (See Lists of mountains below.) Height and prominence are the most important metrics for the classifications...