relative prominence

collocation in English

meaningsofrelativeandprominence

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relative
adjective
uk
/ˈrel.ə.tɪv/us
/ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/
being judged or measured in comparison with ...
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prominence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈprɒm.ɪ.nəns/us
/ˈprɑː.mə.nəns/
the state of being easily seen or ...
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(Definition ofrelativeandprominencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrelative prominence

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Therelativeprominenceof the semantic disorder for verbal and visual material reflects the relative involvement of left and right temporal lobes.
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Despite therelativeprominenceof women as landholders in the manor, eligible daughters were not very likely to inherit on the death of a tenant.
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Thus, these syndromes haverelativeprominencein the clinical and research literature.
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Therelativeprominenceor obscurity of far-flung population centres is highly dependent upon their changeable economic engagement within dynamic and frequently contested spheres of political and economic interest.
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This format is useful for quickly perceiving the most prominent terms and for locating a term alphabetically to determine itsrelativeprominence.
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Therelativeprominenceof national team and club competition varies from sport to sport.
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However, the competition began to heat up when both teams came torelativeprominencein the 1940s and 1950s.
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Alternatively, arelativeprominence(prominence/height) is used (usually 7-8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale.
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The table below lists the highest 100 summits with at least prominence, approximating a 7%relativeprominence.
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Alternatively, arelativeprominence(prominence/height) is used (usually 78%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale.
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The fundamental and overtones, when sounded together, are perceived by the listener as a single tone, though therelativeprominenceof the frequencies varies among instruments, contributing to timbre.
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