prominence
nounEtymology
From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.
- derived from prominentia
Definitions
The state of being prominent
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
- In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.
Relative importance.
A bulge
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
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Autonomous height
Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at prominence. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at prominence. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at prominence
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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