SALIENT

salient. Salient, a. leaping, beating, projecting

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Sa″li‐ent (?), a. [[L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]] 1. 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Frogs and salient animals.” Sir T. Browne.
2. 2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke. 3. 3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
He had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft. 4. 4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; — opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.
5. 5. (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.