Thesaurus: salient

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1. v. i. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
2. v. i. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
3. v. i. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
4. v. i. Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
5. v. i. Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
6. a. A salient angle or part; a projection.
7. adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
8. adj. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
9. adj. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
10. n. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
11. 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals." Sir T. Browne. 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. 4. (Math. & Fort.) Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion. 5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. Salient angle. See Salient, a., 4. -- Salient polygon (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. -- Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient. A salient angle or part; a projection.
12. Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed toreëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.