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adjective

Salient adj.

Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals."

Shooting out or up; springing; projecting. "He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action."

Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. "He (Grenville) had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind."

(Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; opposed to reentering.

(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.

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Etymology of 'Salient angle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Salient angle" Quotes from Famous Books

... a low wall to the north-east of the mansion, they were soon hidden by a projecting terrace or platform, which, in cases of siege, could be converted into a sort of breastwork to cover the sallies of the besieged. At the salient angle of this curtain stood a small postern, to which Dan applied a heavy key, and beckoning to his companion, they ascended a narrow staircase. A succession of dark passages led to the great hall, from which a small arched doorway communicated by a private entrance ...

— Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2) • John Roby