salient
11salient — [[t]se͟ɪliənt[/t]] salients 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. [FORMAL] He read the salient facts quickly... Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression. Derived… …
12salient — sa•li•ent [[t]ˈseɪ li ənt, ˈseɪl yənt[/t]] adj. 1) prominent or conspicuous: salient features[/ex] 2) projecting or pointing outward 3) leaping or jumping: a salient animal[/ex] 4) a salient angle or part; an outward projection • Etymology:… …
13salient — I. adjective Etymology: Latin salient , saliens, present participle of salire to leap more at sally Date: 1646 1. moving by leaps or springs ; jumping 2. jetting upward < a salient fountain > 3. a. projecting beyond a line, surface, or level …
14salient — n. (mil.) 1) to form a salient 2) a salient juts out (into enemy lines) * * * [ seɪlɪənt] (mil.) to form a salient a juts out (into enemy lines) …
15salient — sa|li|ent [ˈseıliənt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of salire to jump ] the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it ▪ the salient points of the report… …
16salient — [16] Salient is one of a large number of English words that go back ultimately to Latin salīre ‘jump’. Others include assail, assault, desultory, insult, sally, sauté, and also salacious [17], which goes back to Latin salāx ‘given to leaping on… …
17salient — adjective formal the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it: The salient features of his plan are summarized in this report. salience noun (U) …
18salient — UK [ˈseɪlɪənt] / US adjective formal a salient fact, issue, or feature is one that is especially noticeable or relevant The report covered all the salient points of the case …
19salient — /ˈseɪliənt / (say sayleeuhnt) adjective 1. prominent or conspicuous: *One of the most salient points to emerge from recent radical feminist analyses of women s position in sexist societies is the extent to which women are oppressed by internal… …
20salient — [16] Salient is one of a large number of English words that go back ultimately to Latin salīre ‘jump’. Others include assail, assault, desultory, insult, sally, sauté, and also salacious [17], which goes back to Latin salāx ‘given to leaping on… …
