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Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent character.
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Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent feature of the face; a prominent building.
v. i.
To stand out, or be prominent.
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A small, edible, freshwater European perch (Aspro zingel), having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.
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In a prominent manner.
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An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch.
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Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.
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That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited; hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and horses is said to have a fine turn-out.
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Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a prominent figure on a vase.
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The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three-cornered stem.
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Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet.
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A South American crocodilian (Jacare sclerops) resembling the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges. Called also spectacled alligator, and spectacled cayman.
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One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.
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A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus as one of its prominent effects.
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Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles (Serricornia). The joints of the antennae are prominent, thus producing a serrate appearance. See Illust. under Antenna.
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Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
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A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff.
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The chief person; the most prominent one.
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Having four prominent longitudinal angles.
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