- (v.i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
- (v.i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
- (v.i.) Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
- (v.i.) Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
- (v.i.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
- (a.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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