/
ˈseɪlɪənt/
adj.
- most noticeable or important.
- (of an angle) pointing outwards. The opposite of re-entrant.
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[postpos.]
Heraldry (of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping.
n.
- a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle.
- an outward bulge in a military line.
Derivative
- salience n.
- saliency n.
- saliently adv.
Etymology
C16 from L. salient-, salire ‘to leap’.