Associations to the word «Salient»
Noun
Wiktionary
SALIENT, adjective. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
SALIENT, adjective. Prominent; conspicuous.
SALIENT, adjective. (heraldry) (usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.
SALIENT, adjective. (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
SALIENT, adjective. (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
SALIENT, adjective. (obsolete) Shooting out up; springing; projecting.
SALIENT, noun. (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense
Dictionary definition
SALIENT, noun. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy.
SALIENT, adjective. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child".
SALIENT, adjective. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.
SALIENT, adjective. Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward).
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.