salient
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[sey-lee-uh
nt, seyl-yuhnt] 
sa⋅li⋅ent
[sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt] –adjective
–noun
| 1. | prominent or conspicuous: salient traits. |
| 2. | projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle. |
| 3. | leaping or jumping: a salient animal. |
| 4. | Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient. |
| 5. | a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line. |
| 6. | Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Compare reentrant (def. 4). |
Origin:
1555–65; < L salient- (s. of saliēns, prp. of salīre to spring, jump), equiv. to sali- verb s. + -ent- -ent
1555–65; < L salient- (s. of saliēns, prp. of salīre to spring, jump), equiv. to sali- verb s. + -ent- -ent
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| sa·li·ent
(sā'lē-ənt, sāl'yənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
[Latin saliēns, salient-, present participle of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.] sa'li·ent·ly adv. |
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Saliently
Sa"li*ent*ly\, adv. In a salient manner.
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