1.Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals."
2.Shooting out or up; springing; projecting. "He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action."
3.Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. "He (Grenville) had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind."
4.(Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; opposed to reentering.
5.(Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.
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