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Meaning Of Salient
v. i.
Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
v. i.
Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
v. i.
Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
v. i.
Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
v. i.
Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
a.
A salient angle or part; a projection.
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