adjective. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. synonym: noticeable.

adjective. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding.

adjective. Springing; jumping.

noun. A military position that projects into the position of the enemy.

noun. A projecting angle or part.

Leaping; bounding; jumping; moving by leaps; specifically, in herpetology, saltatorial; habitually leaping or jumping, as a frog or toad; of or pertaining to the Salientia.

In heraldry, leaping or springing: said of a beast of prey which is represented bendwise on the escutcheon, the hind feet together at the sinister base, and the fore paws raised and usually on a level, though sometimes separate, nearly as when rampant. Also saliant, assailant, effaré.

Shooting up or out; springing up.

Projecting outward; convex: as, a salient angle.

Standing out; conspicuous; prominent; striking.

In geometry, an angle bending toward the interior of a closed figure, as an ordinary angle of a polygon: opposed to reëntrant angle.

noun. A salient angle or part; a projection.

adjective. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

adjective. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.

adjective. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

adjective. Projecting outwardly; ; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.

adjective. Represented in a leaping position.

adjective. See Salient, a., 4.

adjective. a polygon all of whose angles are salient.

adjective. a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.

adjective. A salient angle or part; a projection.

adjective. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

adjective. Prominent.

adjective. Depicted in a leaping posture.

adjective. Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

noun. an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense

adjective. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

adjective. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

adjective. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

noun. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy