prominence

noun

Etymology: From obsolete French prominence (compare proéminence), from Latin prominentia.

1. The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

   ““My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.””

   “In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.”

2. Relative importance.
3. A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
4. Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
5. A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.