salient (redirected from salients)

sa·li·ent  (sl-nt, slynt)

adj.

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

2. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.

3. Springing; jumping: salient tree toads.

n.

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

2. A projecting angle or part.

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[Latin salins, salient-, present participle of salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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sali·ent·ly adv.

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salient [ˈseɪlɪənt]

adj

1. prominent, conspicuous, or striking a salient feature

2. (Military / Fortifications) (esp in fortifications) projecting outwards at an angle of less than 180° Compare re-entrant [1]

3. (Mathematics) Geometry (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180° Compare re-entrant [2]

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (esp of animals) leaping

n

1. (Military) Military a projection of the forward line into enemy-held territory

2. (Mathematics) a salient angle

[from Latin salīre to leap]

salience , saliency n

saliently  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	salient - (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" line of battle - a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
Adj.	1.	salient - having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child" prominent, outstanding, striking, spectacular conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
	2.	salient - (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees re-entrant, reentrant - (of angles) pointing inward; "a polygon with re-entrant angles"
	3.	salient - represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"

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salient

adjective prominent, outstanding, important, marked, striking, arresting, signal, remarkable, pronounced, noticeable, conspicuous He read the salient facts quickly.

Translations

salient [ˈseɪlɪənt]

A. ADJ

1. [angle] → saliente

2. (fig) → sobresaliente
the most salient feature → el aspecto más notable
salient points → puntos mpl principales

B. N → saliente m

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salient [ˈseɪliənt] adj

(= important) [point, comment] → important(e)

[noticeable] [feature] → saillant(e)

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salient

adj (lit) → hervorstehend; (fig) → hervorstechend; the salient points of his argument → die Hauptpunkte pl → seiner Argumentation

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salient [ˈseɪlɪənt] adj (frm) → saliente

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salient

adj salient [ˈseiliənt]

main; chief; most noticeable What were the salient points of his speech? belangrik بارِز، مَلْحوظ، رئيسي очебиен význačný vigtig springend εμφανής, επικρατέστερος, κυριότερος destacado; principal väljapaistvaim, põhiline نمايان؛چشمگير pää- saillant עִיקָרִי मुख्य koji se ističe, upadljiv kiemelkedő utama megin-, höfuð-; mest áberandi saliente, rilevante 主な 두드러진, 현저한 esminis, pagrindinis būtisks; svarīgs; ievērojams menonjol in het oog vallend hoved-, viktigst; i øynefallende najistotniejszy, główny principal proeminent бросающийся в глаза význačný, hlavný izstopajoč istaknut framträdande, iögonfallande ที่เป็นลักษณะเด่น göze çarpan, dikkat çeken 主要的，顯著的 характерний; такий, що впадає в око نمایاں nổi bật 主要的，显著的