Look up: salient

1. Salient
   In heraldry, the term salient refers to a leaping position such as for example a lion salient - a leaping lion.
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2. Salient
   Wall projection, arrowhead.
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3. 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.
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4. 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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5. Salient
   angle that points outward (opposite of re-entrant)
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6. Salient
   Trench-system projecting towards the enemy.
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7. salient
   area of the line of trenches which jutted out into no man's land and was exposed to enemy attack
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8. Salient
   Salient: Standing out. Projecting. When the true nature of a disease is poorly understood, it is often classified by its salient external features.
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9. 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 cur...
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10. Salient
    a line of defence which points towards the attackers in an arrow shape. The opposite of re-entrant. See fortification.
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11. Salient
    Sa'li·ent adjective [ Latin saliens , -entis , present participle of salire to leap; confer French saillant . See Sally , noun & intransitive verb .] 1. Movi...
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12. Salient
    Sa'li·ent adjective (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
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13. 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; conspicuou...
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14. salient
    adjective (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
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15. salient
    noun (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
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16. 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; noticeab...
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17. salient
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sā′lē-ĕnt, sāl′yent Definitions: 1. radiology an obsolete term for projection. Synonyms: projection
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18. Salient
    (magazine) `Salient` is the weekly students` magazine of the Victoria University of Wellington Students` Association (VUWSA) at Victoria University of Wellington, publisher=Victoria University of Wellington Students` Association-->--> and originally published in newspaper format, but h...
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