Category:Salient

Sa"li*ent, a. Etym: [l. saliens, -entis, p.pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See sally, n. & v. i..]

1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "frogs and Salient animals." Sir t. Browne.

2. Shooting out up; springing; projecting. He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly Action. Burke.

3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; Conspicuous; noticeable. He [grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general Comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.

4. (math. & fort.)

Defn: projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to Reëntering. See illust. of bastion.

5. (her.)

Defn: represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. Salient Angle. See salient, a., 4. -- salient polygon (geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are Salient. -- salient polyhedron (geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid Angles are salient.

Salient Sa"li*ent, a. (fort.)

Defn: a salient angle or part; a projection.