Salient Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Salient

Meaning 1 : having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

    Example : salient traits

    Synonyms : outstanding,  prominent,  spectacular,  striking
Meaning 2 : (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

Meaning 3 : represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

Meaning 4 : (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

Salient Antonyms

  • re-entrant


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