prominence Definition

1. The state or quality of being prominent.

Thesaurus: notability, fame, celebrity, greatness, importance, precedence, distinction, eminence, prestige, reputation, standing, visibility, weight, outstandingness, salience; Antonym: inconspicuousness, unimportance.
2. A projecting point or mass.
3. astron.
A cloud of gas lying in the Sun's upper chromosphere, best seen during an eclipse.
Thesaurus: projection, bulge, bump, mound, lump, protrusion, protuberance, rise, jutting, hump, elevation, height, prominency, promontory, crag.