prominence
4
5.5
- noun
- /ˈprɒmɪnəns/
:
protuberancia
- Sheepskin pads were among the earliest of devices used to alleviate pressures at bony prominences.
- bony prominences
- laryngeal prominence
- solar prominence
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.
- 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
-
The doctor's diagram highlighted the prominence of the thyroid gland beneath the skin.
-
From a rise over the river, where the trail came out on a rocky prominence, she stopped and turned around.
Fiction book (1994) -
Eventually, the saw palmettos regain their prominence in the understory.
Academic text (1991) -
Immobility results in prolonged pressure over bony prominences, and this places an individual at high risk for skin breakdown.
Academic text (1995) -
By the 7th week, the medial nasal prominences merge with each other and with the bilateral maxillary processes.
Academic text (1996) -
The prominence of the hill made it a perfect lookout point over the valley.
-
In anatomy class, we learned about the prominence of specific muscles that are critical for movement.
Synonyms
133
3.3
A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
118
2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
42
3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
15
5.1
A part that sticks out over something, like a roof or cliff
7
4.6
A part that sticks out from a surface like a balcony
6
6.8
A part that sticks out from a surface
3
3.7
A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
2
8.6
A part that sticks out from a surface, like a bump on skin or rock
1
9.9
An unusual growth that sticks out from something like a tree or a person's body
1
8.8
A raised part of a bone where a muscle or ligament attaches
1
8.1
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
Antonyms
Compounds
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.