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Dictionary: em·i·nence   (ĕm'ə-nəns) pronunciation
n.
  1. A position of great distinction or superiority: rose to eminence as a surgeon.
  2. A rise of ground; a hill.
    1. A person of high station or great achievements.
    2. also Eminence Roman Catholic Church. Used with His or Your as a title and form of address for a cardinal.
  3. A projection or protuberance from the surface of a body part, especially a bone.

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Antonyms: eminence
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n

Definition: high ground
Antonyms: flat, low ground

n

Definition: importance, fame
Antonyms: inferiority, unimportance


A projection, usually rounded, on the surface of an organ or tissue, particularly bone.

Veterinary Dictionary: eminence
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A projection or boss.

  • iliopubic e. — on the leading edge of the pubis; an attachment point for abdominal muscles.
Wikipedia: Eminence
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Eminence may refer to:

Contents

Places

Anatomy

In anatomy, eminence implies a protuberance, and may refer to a variety of structures:

Other

  • Eminence Symphony Orchestra, based in Sydney, Australia
  • Eminence Front, a song by The Who
  • His Eminence, style of reference for high nobility and clergy
  • Éminence grise, or grey eminence, one who advises a leader in a secret, behind the scenes, fashion.
  • Eminence, a French brand of men's luxury underwear.
  • Eminence, a skin care supplier in the US and world wide originating in Hungary.
  • Eminence, a popular manufacturer of loudspeakers based in the US.

See also

  • Eminent (disambiguation)
  • éminence grise, powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially
  • Prominence, measure of the independent stature of a summit
  • Imminence
  • Immanence, existing and acting within the mind or the world; contrasted with transcendence

Translations: Eminence
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - betydning, udmærkelse, højdedrag, højærværdighed, højtstående person

Nederlands (Dutch)
hoogwaardigheid, hoogwaardigheids- bekleder, uitsteeksel, hoogte

Français (French)
n. - distinction, élévation, butte, éminence

Deutsch (German)
n. - hohes Ansehen, Erhebung, Eminenz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπεροχή, ανωτερότητα, εξοχότητα, διασημότητα, (γεωγρ.) έξαρμα, ύψωμα

Italiano (Italian)
eminenza, altura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - celebridade (f), proeminência (f)

Русский (Russian)
высокий пост, возвышение, знаменитость, сан кардинала

Español (Spanish)
n. - excelencia, altura

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - framstående ställning, högt anseende

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
显赫, 高处, 崇高

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 顯赫, 高處, 崇高

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고위, 저명, 언덕

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 高いこと, 卓越, 高位の人, 高所, 高台, 隆起, 猊下, 著名, 名声

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سمو, علاء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מעמד רם, גבעה, רמה, איש חשוב, תואר כבוד לחשמן, כבוד‬


 
 
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