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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Prominence

/präm'-ən-əns/ · Prom·i·nence · IPA /ˈpɹɑ.mɪ.nəns/
01 n. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out from something; conspicuousness.
  2. 2.
    That which is prominent; a protuberance.
Phrases & compounds
Solar prominences — See Solar Protuberances, under Protuberance.