English-Thai Dictionary

prominence

N คุณ สมบัติ เด่น  influence distinction renown kun-na-som-bud-den

 

prominence

N สิ่ง ที่ เด่นชัด ออกมา  jut protusion siang-ti-den-chad-ook-ma

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROMINENCE, PROMINENCY

n.[L. prominentia, from promineo; pro and minor, to menace, that is, to shoot forward. ] A standing out from the surface of something, or that which juts out; protuberance; as the prominence of a joint; the prominence of a rock or cliff; the prominence of the nose. Small hills and knolls are prominences on the surface of the earth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROMINENCE; PROMINENCY

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

prominence

prom i nence |ˈprämənəns ˈprɑmənəns | ▶noun 1 the state of being important or famous: she came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s | [ in sing. ] : the commission gave the case a prominence which it might otherwise have escaped. 2 the fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable: radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract. • a thing that projects from something, esp. a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body: the rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain. • Astronomy a stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun's chromosphere. DERIVATIVES prom i nen cy noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out ): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out, ’ from the verb prominere (see prominent ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

prominence

prom ¦in |ence |ˈprɒmɪnəns | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state of being important, famous, or noticeable: she came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s | [ in sing. ] : the commission gave the case a prominence which it might otherwise have escaped. 2 the fact or state of projecting from something: radiographs showed enlargement of the right heart with prominence of the pulmonary outflow tract. • [ count noun ] a thing that projects from something, such as a projecting feature of the landscape or a protuberance on a part of the body: the steep, rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain. • [ count noun ] Astronomy a stream of incandescent gas projecting above the sun's chromosphere. DERIVATIVES prominency noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out ): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out ’, from the verb prominere (see prominent ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

prominence

prominence noun 1 his rise to prominence: fame, celebrity, eminence, preeminence, importance, distinction, greatness, note, notability, prestige, stature, standing, position, rank. 2 the press gave prominence to the reports: good coverage, importance, precedence, weight, a high profile, top billing. 3 a rocky prominence: hillock, hill, hummock, mound; outcrop, crag, spur, rise; ridge, arête; peak, pinnacle; promontory, cliff, headland.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

prominence

prominence noun 1 his rise to prominence was meteoric: fame, celebrity, eminence, pre-eminence, importance, distinction, greatness, note, notability, prestige, stature, standing, position, rank, renown, repute, illustriousness, acclaim, influence, account, consequence, visibility. 2 the US and UK press gave prominence to the reports: good coverage, close attention, importance, precedence, weight, a high profile, top billing, noticeability. 3 the steep rocky prominence resembled a snow-capped mountain: hillock, hill, hummock, mound, outcrop, spur, rise, tor, ridge, peak, pinnacle, elevation; promontory, cliff, crag, headland, height; French arête. 4 bony prominences in the arm and leg: protuberance, projection, swelling, bump, bulge, lump; technical process, bulla.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

prominence

prom i nence /prɑ́mɪnəns |prɔ́m -/名詞 1 U 目立つこと ; 傑出, 卓越 ▸ gain prominence 有名になる ▸ come [rise ] to national prominence 国中に知られるようになる ▸ give equal [more ] prominence to A Aを等しく [より ]重要視する, 目立たせる 2 C ｟かたく ｠突出部 ; 目立つ場所 .3 C 〘天 〙(太陽の )紅炎, プロミネンス .