point saillant
/ˌpwã saˈjɒ̃/Geometry rare
noun
A point at which two branches of a curve meet and terminate, and at which they do not have a common tangent.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Isaac Todhunter (1820–1884), mathematician and historian of mathematics. From French point saillant starting point.
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