salient

[ sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt ]
/ ˈseɪ li ənt, ˈseɪl yənt /

adjective

prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle.
leaping or jumping: a salient animal.
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient.

noun

a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain.Compare reentrant(def 4).

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Origin of salient

1555–65; < Latin salient- (stem of saliēns, present participle of salīre to spring, jump), equivalent to sali- verb stem + -ent- -ent

SYNONYMS FOR salient

1 important; striking, remarkable.

ANTONYMS FOR salient

1 inconspicuous, unimportant.

OTHER WORDS FROM salient

sa·li·ent·ly, adverbun·sa·li·ent, adjectiveun·sa·li·ent·ly, adverb

Words nearby salient

salicylic, salicylic acid, salicylism, salience, saliency, salient, salientian, salieri, saliferous, salifiable, salify
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British Dictionary definitions for saliently

salient
/ (ˈseɪlɪənt) /

adjective

prominent, conspicuous, or strikinga salient feature
(esp in fortifications) projecting outwards at an angle of less than 180°Compare re-entrant (def. 1)
geometry (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180°Compare re-entrant (def. 2)
(esp of animals) leaping

noun

military a projection of the forward line into enemy-held territory
a salient angle

Derived forms of salient

salience or saliency, nounsaliently, adverb

Word Origin for salient

C16: from Latin salīre to leap
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