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English adjective: salient | |||
| 1. | salient having a quality that thrusts itself into attention | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking | ||
| Similar | conspicuous | ||
| Antonyms | inconspicuous, invisible | ||
| 2. | salient (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees | ||
| Antonyms | re-entrant, reentrant | ||
| 3. | salient represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) | ||
| Similar | inclined | ||
| Domain category | heraldry | ||
| Antonyms | horizontal, vertical, perpendicular | ||
English noun: salient | |||
| 1. | salient (location) (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | projection | ||
| Part meronym | line of battle | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
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