Definitions for salient

Definitions for (noun) salient

Main entry: salient

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


Definitions for (adj) salient

Main entry: striking, prominent, outstanding, spectacular, salient

Definition: having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Usage: 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


Main entry: salient

Definition: represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)


Main entry: salient

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


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