Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. synonym: noticeable.
- adjective Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding.
- adjective Springing; jumping.
- noun A military position that projects into the position of the enemy.
- noun A projecting angle or part.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Leaping; bounding; jumping; moving by leaps; specifically, in herpetology, saltatorial; habitually leaping or jumping, as a frog or toad; of or pertaining to the Salientia.
- In heraldry, leaping or springing: said of a beast of prey which is represented bendwise on the escutcheon, the hind feet together at the sinister base, and the fore paws raised and usually on a level, though sometimes separate, nearly as when rampant. Also saliant, assailant, effaré.
- Shooting up or out; springing up.
- Projecting outward; convex: as, a salient angle.
- Standing out; conspicuous; prominent; striking.
- In geometry, an angle bending toward the interior of a closed figure, as an ordinary angle of a polygon: opposed to reëntrant angle.
- noun A salient angle or part; a projection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
- adjective Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
- adjective Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
- adjective (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; ; -- opposed to
reëntering . SeeIllust. ofBastion . - adjective (Her.) Represented in a leaping position.
- adjective See
Salient , a., 4. - adjective (Geom.) a polygon all of whose angles are salient.
- adjective (Geom.) a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.
- adjective (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Worthy ofnote ;pertinent orrelevant . - adjective
Prominent . - adjective heraldry Depicted in a
leaping posture . - adjective
Projecting outwards ,pointing outwards. - noun military an outwardly
projecting part of afortification ,trench system, or line ofdefense
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
- adjective having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
- adjective (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
- noun (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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_Combatant_: when back to back, they are _Addorsed_: when passant or salient in contrary directions, they are _Counter passant_ or _Counter salient_.
The Handbook to English Heraldry Charles Boutell 1844
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I always wonder how authors manage to build and build and build, all the while carefully revealing certain salient details, and then wrap it all up in the conclusion.
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April 22nd, 2010 11: 54 am ET why any free thinking american would consider ANYTHING dick cheney says as relevant, honest, unbiased, or salient is beyond me. thank god this power mad relic has been sent back to wyoming where his vitriol lands on very few ears ...
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A politician who revises/revisits his previous stances on important issues to make sure they are still salient is EXACTLY what we need and EXACTLY what we have not had for the past 7+ years.
Obama Might ‘Refine’ Iraq Timeline - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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And even though some of the references to prototyping tools may seem dated (Hypercard anyone?), the issues remain salient and clear for anyone using prototypes as a means to communicate with and through.
The Prototype... 2007
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And even though some of the references to prototyping tools may seem dated (Hypercard anyone?), the issues remain salient and clear for anyone using prototypes as a means to communicate with and through.
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But conversational tidbits used as metaphors to illustrate certain salient points in the pitch create an immediate connection. posted by Dean at
notes from the peanut gallery Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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But conversational tidbits used as metaphors to illustrate certain salient points in the pitch create an immediate connection. posted by Dean at
Archive 2003-08-01 Dean Francis Alfar 2003
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The manoeuvre of the Von Rundstedt salient is now shrinking like a pricked balloon, but the Germans also can claim some success.
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The inherent weakness of the Marne salient from the German point of view and the opportunity which it offered the Allied command had not been forgotten by the generalissimo.
Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. Charles Seymour 1924
myth commented on the word salient
This is a pretty versatile word.
February 16, 2009
jwjarvis commented on the word salient
These schools had two salient features.
September 14, 2010
jwjarvis commented on the word salient
As an investor, you may be wondering why this is salient to you?
October 10, 2010