Meaning of SALIENT
| Pronunciation: | | 'seyleeunt
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- [n] (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
- [adj] 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"
- [adj] (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
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| | Synonyms: | | conspicuous, obvious, outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking |
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| | Antonyms: | | reentrant, re-entrant | | |
| | See Also: | | line of battle, projection | |
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\Sa"li*ent\, a. [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 or 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.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle;
-- opposed to {re["e]ntering}. See Illust. of {Bastion}.
5. (Her.) 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.)
A salient angle or part; a projection.
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