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salient

/ salient /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
Type of:
projection
Has parts:
line of battle
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
adjective Sense 2
(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
Opposites:
re-entrant reentrant
adjective satellite Sense 3
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
"an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"
"a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"
"salient trait"
Similar:
conspicuous obvious
Semantic Complexity
53%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
20
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Related Words

projection re-entrant reentrant conspicuous obvious