Category:Prominence

Prom"i*nence, prom"i*nen*cy, n. Etym: [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.