prominence

(prŏm'ə-nəns)
n.

1. The quality or condition of being prominent.
2. Something prominent, especially an area of land raised above its surroundings.
3. Anatomy. A small projection or protuberance.
4. Astronomy. A tonguelike cloud of flaming gas rising from the sun's surface, visible as part of the corona during a total solar eclipse.

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A strand of relatively cool (about 10,000 K) gas in the solar corona seen as a bright structure above the Sun's limb against the blackness of space. When the same feature is seen dark in projection against the solar disk it is called a filament. Prominences come in two broad classes: active and quiescent (including quiet region filaments and active region filaments). An active prominence changes in appearance over a few minutes and involves high-speed material motion of up to 2,000 km/s. Active prominences are associated with sunspots and flares, can last up to several hours, and take the form of loop prominences, sprays, and surges. Cooler material flowing back from prominences may be seen as coronal rain.


prominence A large solar prominence with Earth superimposed to scale. NASA

noun

1. A position of exalted widely recognized importance: distinction, eminence, eminency, fame, glory, illustriousness, luster, mark, notability, note, preeminence, prestige, prominency, renown. See important/unimportant, knowledge/ignorance, respect/contempt/standing.
2. A natural land elevation: eminence, hill, rise. See high/low.

n

Definition: distinction, outstandingness
Antonyms: obscurity, unimportance

n

Definition: something that sticks out
Antonyms: depression

A protrusion or projection.

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Common misspelling(s) of prominence

• prominance

Dansk (Danish)
n. - fremstående stilling, fremspring

Nederlands (Dutch)
vooraanstaande status, uitstekendheid, uitsteeksel

Français (French)
n. - proéminence, importance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bekanntheit, Vorsprung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπεροχή, (προ)εξοχή, διάκριση, εξέχουσα θέση

Italiano (Italian)
prominenza, sporgenza, protuberanza, rilievo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - proeminência (f)

Русский (Russian)
видное положение, выступ, протуберанец

Español (Spanish)
n. - prominencia, importancia, protuberancia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förgrundsposition, bemärkthet, framskjuten ställning, utsprång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
突起, 显著, 突出

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 突起, 顯著, 突出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 돌기 , 돌출물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 目立つこと, 顕著, 卓越, 突起, 突出, プロミネンス

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بروز, شهرة, نتوء, شيء ناتئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בליטה, התבלטות, דבר בולט בשטח (הר וכד'), זרם של גז לוהט החורג מעבר לאטמוספרה של השמש‬

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