prominence
pro·mi·nence
noun
3.
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- “the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge”
- “the hump of a camel”
- “he stood on the rocky prominence”
- “the occipital protuberance was well developed”
- “the bony excrescence between its horns”
Origin
From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.
Phrases
- laryngeal prominence
- solar prominence
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