prominence
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- noun
- /ˈprɒmɪnəns/
- Sheepskin pads were among the earliest of devices used to alleviate pressures at bony prominences.
- bony prominences
- laryngeal prominence
- solar prominence
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- And for some reason, you took prominence where your lower lip had to be, like, in between mine and your top lip was like on my mustache.
Examples
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The doctor's diagram highlighted the prominence of the thyroid gland beneath the skin.
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From a rise over the river, where the trail came out on a rocky prominence, she stopped and turned around.
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Eventually, the saw palmettos regain their prominence in the understory.
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Immobility results in prolonged pressure over bony prominences, and this places an individual at high risk for skin breakdown.
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By the 7th week, the medial nasal prominences merge with each other and with the bilateral maxillary processes.
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The prominence of the hill made it a perfect lookout point over the valley.
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In anatomy class, we learned about the prominence of specific muscles that are critical for movement.
Synonyms
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A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
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A raised swelling on the body after a hit
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A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
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A part that sticks out over something, like a roof or cliff
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A part that sticks out from a surface like a balcony
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A part that sticks out from a surface
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A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
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A part that sticks out from a surface, like a bump on skin or rock
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An unusual growth that sticks out from something like a tree or a person's body
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A raised part of a bone where a muscle or ligament attaches
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A part that sticks out from a surface like a rock or bone
A rounded bump that sticks out from a surface
A piece that sticks out from a surface, for example on a wall
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Etymology
Prominence comes from Latin parts pro- 'forward' and minere 'to jut out', so it originally meant 'something that sticks out'. That is why a physical prominence is a part of the land or body that 'sticks out' from around it.