prominentia
ἡ δὲ φύσις φεύγει τὸ ἄπειρον· τὸ μὲν γὰρ ἄπειρον ἀτελές, ἡ δὲ φύσις ἀεὶ ζητεῖ τέλος → nature, however, avoids what is infinite, because the infinite lacks completion and finality, whereas this is what Nature always seeks
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prōmĭnentĭa: ae, f. prominens,
I a jutting out, projection, prominence (postAug.): ita uti summam habeant prominentiam (anterides), Vitr. 6, 11; praecordiorum, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 5, 50; in plur. of promontories, Sol. 27, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prōmĭnentĭa, æ, f., saillie, avance : Vitr. Arch. 6, 8, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
prōminentia, ae, f. (promineo), I) das Hervorragen, Hervorspringen, Vitr. 6, 8, 6: oculorum, Cael. Aur. de morb. acut. 3, 1, 3: praecordiorum, ibid. 3, 5, 50. – II) meton., der Vorsprung, das Vorgebirge, Solin. 27, 1. Avien. or. mar. 159 u. 171.
