prominent phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic adjective 
very noticeable, well known or important 
The recent fraud scandal involved and discredited a number of the country's most prominent politicians.
The government should be playing a more prominent role/part in promoting human rights.

Something might be prominent because it sticks out from a surface. 
She has a rather prominent chin/nose.

Something might also be prominent because it is in a position in which it is easily seen. 
New books were displayed in a prominent position on tables at the front of the shop.

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prominence phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic noun [U] 
Most of the papers give prominence to (=put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.
It's the first time that a lawyer of such prominence (=fame and importance) has been given the freedom to air his views on TV.
Elton was one of the comedians who came to/rose to/gained prominence (=became famous) in the 1980s.
( Cambridge International Dictionary of English )