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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•li•ence (sā′lē əns, sāl′yəns),USA pronunciation n. - the state or condition of being salient.
- a salient or projecting object, part, or feature.
- see salient, -ence 1830–40
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•li•ent /ˈseɪliənt, ˈseɪlyənt/USA pronunciation adj. - most noticeable;
prominent:salient features. - sticking up or pointing outward.
n. [countable] - an angle that sticks up or points out:a salient defended by the troops.
sa•li•ence, n. [uncountable] sa•li•ent•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•li•ent (sā′lē ənt, sāl′yənt),USA pronunciation adj. - prominent or conspicuous:salient traits.
- projecting or pointing outward:a salient angle.
- leaping or jumping:a salient animal.
- Heraldry(of a beast) represented as leaping:a lion salient.
n. - a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Geography[Physical Geog.]a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Cf. reentrant (def. 4).
- Latin salient- (stem of saliēns, present participle of salīre to spring, jump), equivalent. to sali- verb stem + -ent- -ent
- 1555–65
sa′li•ent•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged important; striking, remarkable.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inconspicuous, unimportant.
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