prominentadjective
uk/ˈprɒm.ɪ.nənt/us/ˈprɑː.mə.nənt/prominent adjective (FAMOUS)
C1 very well known and important:
a prominent Democrat
a prominent member of the Saudi royal family
The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
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- The shop front occupies a very prominent position on the main street.
- It's worrying that such a prominent politician is so easily led.
- She is likely to play a prominent part in the forthcoming election campaign.
- Lady Thatcher remains a prominent political figure.
- His photo stood in a prominent place on her desk.
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Fame and famous
- A-list
- acclaim
- anyone
- anyone who is/was anyone idiom
- B-list
- catapult
- fore
- high-profile
- hit the headlines idiom
- household word
- illustrious
- immortal
- plaque
- proverbial
- public
- put sth/sb on the map idiom
- renown
- reputed
- rise to fame idiom
- steal
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Very important or urgent
prominent adjective (NOTICEABLE)
sticking out from a surface:
She has a prominent chin/nose.
C2 Something that is in a prominent position can easily be seen:
New books are displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the store.
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Geometry: describing angles, lines & orientations
- acute
- alternate angle
- angle of incidence
- antinode
- asymptote
- asymptotic
- axial
- erect
- horizontal
- oblique
- parallel
- plumb
- reflection
- right angle
- secant
- slant
- supplementary angle
- tangent
- tangential
- transversal
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prominently
adverb uk/ˈprɒm.ɪ.nənt.li/us/ˈprɑː.mə.nənt.li/
A photograph of her daughter was prominently displayed (= in a position where it could be seen) on her desk.