swelling vs prominence

swelling and prominence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swelling	Yes	No	No	No
prominence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, swelling and prominence are synonyms defined as:

swelling and prominence: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Other synonyms of swelling include bulge, bump, excrescence, extrusion, gibbosity, gibbousness, hump, jut, protrusion, protuberance.

swelling (noun)	prominence (noun)
the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water)	relative importance or fame
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings	something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement	the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent