SALIENT

outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, striking

(adjective) having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; “an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”; “a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book”; “salient traits”; “a spectacular rise in prices”; “a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center”; “a striking resemblance between parent and child”

salient

(adjective) represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

salient

(adjective) (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

salient

(noun) (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

salient (comparative more salient, superlative most salient)

Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

Synonyms: pertinent, relevant, Thesaurus:pertinent

Prominent; conspicuous.

Antonyms: obscure, trivial

(heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.

(often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

(obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.

(obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.

(geometry) Denoting any angle less than two right angles.

Noun

salient (plural salients)

(military) An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

Anagrams

• Latines, alestin, elastin, entails, nail set, nailest, nailset, saltine, staniel, stealin', tselina

Source: Wiktionary

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Sa"li*ent, a. Etym: [L. saliens, -entis, p.pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]

1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals." Sir T. Browne.

2. Shooting out up; springing; projecting. He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke.

3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.

4. (Math. & Fort.)

Definition: Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.

5. (Her.)

Definition: Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4.

– Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient.

– Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.

Sa"li*ent, a. (Fort.)

Definition: A salient angle or part; a projection.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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