prominenceˈprɒm ə nəns
prominence (n)
- plural
- prominences
English Definitions:
prominence (noun)
the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominence (noun)
relative importance
bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence (noun)
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"
prominence (Noun)
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
prominence (Noun)
relative importance
prominence (Noun)
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
prominence (Noun)
(topography) Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains
prominence
In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it. It is a measure of the independence of a summit. A peak's key col (the highest col surrounding the peak) is a unique point on this contour line and the parent peak is some higher mountain, selected according to various criteria.
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