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salient
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)
- Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
- Synonyms: pertinent, relevant; see also Thesaurus:pertinent
- 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.
- (heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture.
- (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
- (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
- (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.
- 1796, Edmund Burke, a letter to a noble lord
- (geometry) Denoting any angle less than two right angles.
Derived terms
- salient point
Related terms
- salience
- saliency
Translations
Noun
salient (plural salients)
- (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
- third-person plural future active indicative of sali?
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conspicious
English
Adjective
conspicious
- Misspelling of conspicuous.
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