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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sa•li•ence  (sā′lē əns, sāl′yəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the state or condition of being salient.
  2. a salient or projecting object, part, or feature.
  • see salient, -ence 1830–40

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sa•li•ent /ˈseɪliənt, ˈseɪlyənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. most noticeable;
    prominent:salient features.
  2. sticking up or pointing outward.

n. [countable]
  1. an angle that sticks up or points out:a salient defended by the troops.
sa•li•ence, n. [uncountable]
sa•li•ent•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sa•li•ent  (sā′lē ənt, sāl′yənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. prominent or conspicuous:salient traits.
  2. projecting or pointing outward:a salient angle.
  3. leaping or jumping:a salient animal.
  4. Heraldry(of a beast) represented as leaping:a lion salient.

n. 
  1. a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
  2. Geography[Physical Geog.]a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Cf. reentrant (def. 4).
  • Latin salient- (stem of saliēns, present participle of salīre to spring, jump), equivalent. to sali- verb stem + -ent- -ent
  • 1555–65
sa′li•ent•ly, adv. 
    1. important; striking, remarkable.
    1. inconspicuous, unimportant.
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