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Salient logo #10101) Al Stein is prominent 2) Conspicuous 3) Hard to miss 4) Important 5) Jetting upward 6) Jutting out 7) Military terminology 8) Most important 9) Noticeable and important 10) Obvious 11) Outstanding 12) Prominent 13) Pronounced 14) Represented as leaping 15) Spectacular 16) Standing out 17) Standing out prominently
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Salient logo #10101) Arresting 2) Conspicuous 3) Of note 4) Prominent
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Salient logo #21000[geography] A salient is a term for an elongated arm-like protrusion of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state. ==Term== The term salient is derived from military salients. While similar to a peninsula in shape, a salient is not surrounded by water on three sides and connected to a geographical mainland. In...
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Salient logo #20444Trench-system projecting towards the enemy.
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Salient logo #21002• (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 logo #22995projecting outward
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Salient logo #22127Wall projection, arrowhead.
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salient logo #21160At 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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Salient logo #20018Wall projection, arrowhead.
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salient logo #20771area of the line of trenches which jutted out into no man's land and was exposed to enemy attack
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Salient logo #20935a line of defence which points towards the attackers in an arrow shape. The opposite of re-entrant. See fortification.
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salient logo #209731. 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...
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Salient logo #21767projecting outward
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Salient logo #22129angle that points outward (opposite of re-entrant)
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Salient logo #20972Sa'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...
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salient logo #21219Type: Term Pronunciation: sā′lē-ĕnt, sāl′yent Definitions: 1. radiology an obsolete term for projection. Synonyms: projection
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Salient logo #20909Salient: 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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Salient logo #21217In heraldry, the term salient refers to a leaping position such as for example a lion salient - a leaping lion.
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salient logo #20400[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 logo #20127Coastal 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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Salient logo #20402angle that points outward (opposite of re-entrant)
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salient logo #20974 adjective (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
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salient logo #23665 having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
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salient logo #23665[Intelligent words] conspicuous, prominent, or important
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