different between salient vs visible

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

From Middle English visible, from Old French visible, from Late Latin visibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin videre (“to see”), past participle visus; see vision.

Pronunciation

• enPR: v?z'?-b?l, IPA^(key): /?v?z?b(?)l/
• Rhymes: -?b?l

Adjective

visible (comparative more visible, superlative most visible)

1. Able to be seen.

   Synonym: apparent

   Antonyms: hidden, invisible

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• visible in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• visible in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Asturian

Adjective

visible (epicene, plural visibles)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin v?sibilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /vi?zi.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bi?zi.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /vi?zi.ble/

Adjective

visible (masculine and feminine plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Derived terms

• visiblement

Related terms

• visibilitat

Further reading

• “visible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

Latin visibilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.zibl/

Adjective

visible (plural visibles)

1. visible

Derived terms

• partie visible de l'iceberg
• visiblement

Further reading

• “visible” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• visíbel

Adjective

visible m or f (plural visibles)

1. visible

Antonyms

• invisible

Derived terms

• visiblemente

Related terms

• visibilidade

Old French

Etymology

Late 12th century, borrowed from Latin visibilis.

Adjective

visible m (oblique and nominative feminine singular visible)

1. visible (able to be seen)

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin v?sibilis (“that may be seen”), from Latin v?sus, perfect passive participle of vide? (“to see”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi?sible/, [bi?si.??le]

Adjective

visible (plural visibles)

1. visible

   Antonym: invisible

Related terms