Salient
English Meaning
Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
- Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding.
- Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
- Springing; jumping: salient tree toads.
- A military position that projects into the position of the enemy.
- A projecting angle or part.