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PROMINENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Conspicuous in position or importance
Example:
a prominent citizen
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
conspicuous (obvious to the eye or mind)
Derivation:
prominence (relative importance)
prominence (the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Example:
a striking resemblance between parent and child
Synonyms:
outstanding; prominent; salient; spectacular; striking
Classified under:
Similar:
conspicuous (obvious to the eye or mind)
Context examples:
A benign vascular proliferation characterized by the presence of prominent endothelial cells and the formation of vascular channels.
(Benign Hemangioendothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
A lipoma characterized by prominent vascularization.
(Angiolipoma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
This likely cryovolcano, a volcano formed bythe gradual accumulation of thick, slowly flowing icy materials, has prominent bright streaks on its flanks.
(Bright Areas on Ceres Suggest Geologic Activity, NASA)
As one of the most prominent features of cancer cells, this phenomenon has been extensively studied and even used to detect brain tumors, among other applications.
(Scientists Reveal The Relationship Between Sugar, Cancer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This gene plays a prominent role in tumor suppression.
(ANP32D Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Those clues led to three prominent theories about how the swirls formed.
(NASA Research Gives New Insights into How the Moon Got 'Inked', NASA)
The temperature spike was especially prominent in the middle of the A ring.
(At Saturn, One of These Rings is not like the Others, NASA)
The B-prolymphocytes are medium-sized, round lymphoid cells with prominent nucleoli.
(B-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
In the Spitzer image, the shockwave is more prominent than the jet itself.
(The Giant Galaxy Around the Giant Black Hole, NASA)
It stood prominent six feet, and could not be less than sixteen in circumference.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
