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Definition of Salient
1. Adjective. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention. "A striking resemblance between parent and child"
Similar to: Conspicuous
Derivative terms: Salience, Saliency, Spectacle, Strikingness
2. Noun. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy.
Group relationships: Line Of Battle
Generic synonyms: Projection
3. Adjective. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.
4. Adjective. Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward).
Definition of Salient
1. a. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
2. a. A salient angle or part; a projection.
Definition of Salient
1. Adjective. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant. ¹
2. Adjective. Prominent. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: heraldry usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture. ¹
4. Adjective. (context: often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards. ¹
5. Noun. (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Salient
1. the part of a fortification projecting closest to the enemy [n -S]
Medical Definition of Salient
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1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals."
2. Shooting out 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)
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