[ 'seɪlɪənt ]
■ adjective
1》 most noticeable or important.
2》 (of an angle) pointing outwards. The opposite of re-entrant .
3》 [ postposition ] Heraldry (of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping.
■ noun
1》 a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle.
2》 an outward bulge in a military line.
Derivatives
salience noun
saliency noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16 from L. ~- , salire 'to leap'.