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   Salient (?), a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See Sally, n. & v. i..]
   1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Frogs and salient animals.” Sir T. Browne.
   
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   2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
   
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   He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action. Burke.
   
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   3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
   
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   He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.
   
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   4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, “a salient angle”; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
   
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   5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, “a lion salient”.
   
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   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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   Salient, a. (Fort.) A salient angle or part; a projection.
   
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