01 a. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
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Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
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Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.“He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.” — Burke.
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Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.“He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.” — Bancroft.
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Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.(Math. & Fort.) See: Bastion
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Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.(Her.)
Phrases & compounds
Salient polygon —
a polygon all of whose angles are salient.
Salient polyhedron —
a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.