Salient (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
  2. projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle.
  3. leaping or jumping: a salient animal.
  4. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient.
noun
  1. a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
  2. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain.
adjective
  1. prominent, conspicuous, or striking
  2. (esp in fortifications) projecting outwards at an angle of less than 180°
  3. (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180°
  4. (esp of animals) leaping
noun
  1. a projection of the forward line into enemy-held territory
  2. a salient angle
Salient (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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