Sā'li-ent1, a.
a. [Lat. saliens, p. pr. of salire, to leap; Fr. saillant.]
Sense 1. Moving by leaps; leaping; bounding; jumping. “Salient animals.” Browne.
Sense 2. Shooting out or up; projecting; springing.
He had in himself a salient living spring of generous and manly action. Burke.
Sense 3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; projecting; prominent; conspicuous.
He [Grenville] had neither salient traits nor general comprehensiveness of mind. Bancroft.
Sense 4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; — opposed to re-entering. [See Illust. of Bastion.]
Sense 5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a salient lion or other beast.