Look up: salient

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   Salient
   Wall projection, arrowhead.
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   Salient
   Coastal formation of beach material developed by wave refraction and DIFFRACTION and longshore drift comprising of a bulge in the COASTLINE towards an offshore island or BREAKWATER, but not connected to it as in the case of a tombolo. See also ness, CUSP.
   Found on http://www.csc.noaa.gov/text/glossary.ht
   
   
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   salient
   [adj] - (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees 2. [n] - (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
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   Salient
   angle that points outward (opposite of re-entrant)
   Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.
   
   
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   Salient
   Trench-system projecting towards the enemy.
   Found on http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWW
   
   
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   salient
   area of the line of trenches which jutted out into no man's land and was exposed to enemy attack
   Found on http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/greatwar
   
   
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   Salient
   Salient: Standing out. Projecting. When the true nature of a disease is poorly understood, it is often classified by its salient external features.
   Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.
   
   
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   salient
   a type of field pole which projects from the yoke or hub towards the air gap Category: Electrical engineering and energy • a machine in which the field poles project from the frame yoke or hub towards the airgap Category: Electrical engineering and energy • an alternating current generator whose rotor field system is of the salient pole type,e.g.,in the case of slow-speed w...
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   Salient
   a line of defence which points towards the attackers in an arrow shape. The opposite of re-entrant. See fortification.
   Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo
   
   
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    Salient
    Sa'li·ent adjective [ Latin saliens , -entis , present participle of salire to leap; confer French saillant . See Sally , noun & intransitive verb .] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. 'Frogs and salient animals.' Sir T. Browne. 2. Shooting out or up; spring ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/8
    
    
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    Salient
    Sa'li·ent adjective (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/8
    
    
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    salient
    1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. 'Frogs and salient animals.' ... 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 t ...
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    salient
    adjective (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?
    
    
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    salient
    noun (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
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    Salient
    • (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion 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 sal...
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    salient
    At a salient point, two branches of a curve meet and stop, and have different tangents. A salient angle is an outward-pointing angle of polygon. Compare with reentrant angle.
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