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adj
Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: pertinent, relevant, applicable, apposite, apt, well-placed, felicitous, germane, in point, material, on point, on-topic, salient, to the point, valid
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Prominent; conspicuous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: attention-grabbing, flashy, high-profile, conspicuous, eye-catching, glossy, grabby, prominent, salient
Antonyms: obscure, trivial
adj
Depicted in a leaping posture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: usually
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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adj
Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: often
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Synonyms: outstanding, projecting, prominent, bulging, exserted, extuberant, jutting, obtrusive, projectory, promontorial, protruding, protuberant, protuberous, salient
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Shooting or springing out; projecting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Denoting any angle less than two right angles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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noun
An overall-convex, protruding section of a sinuous fold and thrust belt, thrust sheet, or a single thrust fault, caused by one or more of: deformation (folding and faulting) of strata and geologic structures during orogenesis, differences in the angle of critical taper during orogenesis, or differing erosional level of the present geomorphological surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: recess
adjective
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: re-entrant
adjective satellite
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: projection
History
The heraldic sense “leaping” and the sense “projecting outward” are borrowed from Latin salientem, the accusative form of saliēns (“springing, leaping”) (whence -ent), present participle of saliō (“leap, spring”, verb). The senses “prominent” and “pertinent” are relatively recent, and derive from the phrase salient point, which is a calque of the Latin punctum saliēns, a translation of Aristotle's term for the embryonal heart visible in (opened) eggs, which he thought seemed to move already. Compare also the German calque der springende Punkt.
Across languages
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
