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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•li•en•cy (sā′lē ən sē, sāl′yən-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. - salience.
- see salient, -ency 1655–65
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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged important; striking, remarkable.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inconspicuous, unimportant.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: salient /ˈseɪlɪənt/ adj - prominent, conspicuous, or striking: a salient feature
- (esp in fortifications) projecting outwards at an angle of less than 180°
- (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180°
- (esp of animals) leaping
n - a projection of the forward line into enemy-held territory
- a salient angle
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin salīre to leapˈsalience, ˈsaliency n ˈsaliently adv |