salient

Noun
  1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy (synset 108612442)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
    is a part of: line of battle - a line formed by troops or ships prepared to deliver or receive an attack
Adjective
  1. Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention (synset 300583156)
    "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"
    similar to: conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind
    same as: outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking
  2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees (synset 302602211)
  3. Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward) (synset 301238312)
    referred to in: heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
    similar to: inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position

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