different between salient vs conducive

English

Etymology

The heraldic sense “leaping” and the sense “projecting outward” are from Latin sali?ns, salientem, from sali? (“leap, spring”). The senses “prominent” and “pertinent” are relatively recently from the phrase salient point, which is from the Latin punctum sali?ns, a translation of Aristotle's term for the embryonal heart visible in (opened) eggs, which he thought seemed to move already. Compare the German calque der springende Punkt.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?se?.li.?nt/, /?se?.lj?nt/
• Hyphenation: sa?lient

Adjective

salient (comparative more salient, superlative most salient)

1. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.

   Synonyms: pertinent, relevant; see also Thesaurus:pertinent
2. Prominent; conspicuous.

   Antonyms: obscure, trivial

   • 1834, George Bancroft, History of the United States of America, from the discovery of the American continent

     He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
3. (heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.

4. (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

5. (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
6. (obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.
   • 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord

     He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.

7. (geometry) Denoting any angle less than two right angles.

Derived terms

• salient point

Related terms

• salience
• saliency

Translations

Noun

salient (plural salients)

1. (military) An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

Derived terms

• salient pole

Translations

Anagrams

• Latines, alestin, elastin, entails, nail set, nailest, nailset, saltine, staniel, stealin', tselina

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?sa.li.ent/, [?s?äli?n?t?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?sa.li.ent/, [?s??li?n?t?]

Verb

salient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of sali?

English

Etymology

conduce +? -ive, 1640s, from Latin cond?cere, patterned after forms like conductive.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?n?dju?s?v/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?n?dus?v/

Adjective

conducive (comparative more conducive, superlative most conducive)

1. Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

   Synonyms: instrumental, helpful, favorable

   Antonyms: inconducive, unconducive

Related terms

• conduce

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