salient

Definitions

1. 1.Shooting out up; springing; projecting. He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke.
2. 2.Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.
3. 3.(Math. & Fort.) Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.
4. 4.(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.
5. 5.A salient angle or part; a projection.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is shooting out up; springing; projecting. He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke called?
• What is hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft called?
• What is projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion called?