Sa"li*ent (?), a. [L. saliens, -entis, p.pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]
1.
Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
"Frogs and
salient animals."
Sir T. Browne.
2.
Shooting out up; springing; projecting.
He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.
Burke.
3.
Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
Bancroft.
4. Math. & Fort.
Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
<-- convex? -->
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.
© Webster 1913.
Sa"li*ent, a. Fort.
A salient angle or part; a projection.
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