salient

1. v. i. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Source: opted

2. v. i. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting. Source: opted

3. v. i. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. Source: opted

4. v. i. Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion. Source: opted

5. v. i. Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. Source: opted

6. a. A salient angle or part; a projection. Source: opted

7. adj. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention Source: wordnet

8. adj. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees Source: wordnet

9. adj. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) Source: wordnet

10. n. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

12. Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed toreëntering. See Illust. of Bastion. Source: adambom

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