Word of the Day 10.18.9
salient
sa·li·ent (s
l
-
nt, slynt)
adj.
1. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding.
2. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
3. Springing; jumping: salient tree toads.
n.
1. A military position that projects into the position of the enemy.
2. A projecting angle or part.
[Latin salins, salient-, present participle of sal
re, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
sali·ent·ly adv.
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Noun |
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salient – (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemyarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine – the military forces of a nation; “their military is the largest in the region”; “the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker”line of battle – a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attackprojection – any solid convex shape that juts out from something |
Adj. |
1. |
salient – having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; “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”conspicuous – obvious to the eye or mind; “a tower conspicuous at a great distance”; “wore conspicuous neckties”; “made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening” |
2. |
salient – (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degreesre-entrant, reentrant – (of angles) pointing inward; “a polygon with re-entrant angles” |
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3. |
salient – represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)heraldry – the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiesinclined – at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; “an inclined plane” |
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