Noun
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

Adjective S.
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 trait

Adjective
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

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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.

v. i.
Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.

a.
A salient angle or part; a projection.

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Salient

Sa"li*ent , a. [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.

3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.

4. (Math. & Fort.) Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to re'89ntering. See Illust. of Bastion. 5. (Her.) 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.) A salient angle or part; a projection.

Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

A salient angle or part; a projection.