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salient
[ sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt ]
adjective
- prominent or conspicuous:
salient traits.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- projecting or pointing outward:
a salient angle.
- leaping or jumping:
a salient animal.
- Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping:
a lion salient.
noun
- a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Compare reentrant ( def 4 ).
salient
/ ˈɪɪəԳ /
adjective
- prominent, conspicuous, or striking
a salient feature
- (esp in fortifications) projecting outwards at an angle of less than 180° Compare re-entrant
- geometry (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180° Compare re-entrant
- (esp of animals) leaping
noun
- military a projection of the forward line into enemy-held territory
- a salient angle
Derived Forms
- ˈԳ, noun
- ˈԳٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- l·Գ· adverb
- ܲ·l·Գ adjective
- un·l·Գ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of salient1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of salient1
Example Sentences
And though “Housewives” outsiders might be reluctant to admit it, the show has become a salient point of contemporary American culture that can help viewers better understand the dynamics of the world around them.
Sturgeon and Swinney were accused of "industrial scale" deletion of messages by opposition parties but said any "salient" points were recorded on the corporate record and only informal messages were deleted.
In a sign of how salient the issue of abortion has been for voters, Republican White House nominee Donald Trump, a resident of Florida, has tried to back away from his once-hardline stance against abortion.
Donald Trump, meanwhile, has tried to downplay abortion as a salient issue in this year's campaign, claiming it has “dropped way down” and even suggesting he would veto a hypothetical national abortion ban.
"I think that consensus is now broken and expect it to be one of the most salient issues in federal and provincial politics over the next year."
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