Salient
Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
A salient angle or part; a projection.
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Salient Translations
salient in German is hervorspringend, hervorragend
salient in Spanish is saliente
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