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- [sey-lee-uh nt, seyl-yuh nt]
- /ˈseɪ li ənt, ˈseɪl yənt/
- /ˈseɪ.li.ənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sey-lee-uh nt, seyl-yuh nt]
- /ˈseɪ li ənt, ˈseɪl yənt/
Definitions of salient word
- adjective salient prominent or conspicuous: salient traits. 1
- adjective salient projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle. 1
- adjective salient leaping or jumping: a salient animal. 1
- adjective salient Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion salient. 1
- noun salient a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line. 1
- noun salient Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Compare reentrant (def 4). 1
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Origin of salient
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
1555-65; < Latin salient- (stem of saliēns, present participle of salīre to spring, jump), equivalent to sali- verb stem + -ent- -ent
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Parts of speech for Salient
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salient popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
salient usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for salient
adj salient
noun salient
- armageddon — Armageddon is a terrible battle or war that some people think will lead to the total destruction of the world or the human race.
- battlefield — A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- convexity — the state or quality of being convex
adjective salient
- centroidal — of or relating to a centroid
- extrusive — Relating to or denoting rock that has been extruded at the earth’s surface as lava or other volcanic deposits.
- jutting — to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out): The narrow strip of land juts out into the bay.
- knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
- needlelike — a small, slender, rodlike instrument, usually of polished steel, with a sharp point at one end and an eye or hole for thread at the other, for passing thread through cloth to make stitches in sewing.
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