seI li ənt
seIl yənt
adjective
1. extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important.
example: I remember the salient points of the discussion but not all the details.
quotation: The red cloth beneath her feet looked rich in the light of lamps placed on high pedestals on either side of the stage; it gave her figure a setting of colour which made it more pure and salient. (Henry James, The Bostonians)
2. projecting or protruding outward.
example: a salient line.
noun
1. an angle or part that projects or protrudes.
2. the section of a battle line that projects toward the enemy.
example: In the Ypres salient, troops were surrounded on three sides by enemy territory.
