meaning of salient
1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
4. Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
5. Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
6. A salient angle or part; a projection.
7. military the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
Related Words
salient | salient angle | salientia | salientian | saliently |
