Sa"li*ent (?), a. [L. saliens,
-entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F.
saillant. See Sally, n. & v.
i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs;
leaping; bounding; jumping. "Frogs and salient animals."
Sir T. Browne.
2. Shooting out or up; springing;
projecting.
He had in himself a salient, living spring of
generous and manly action.
Burke.
3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the
attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor
general comprehensiveness of mind.
Bancroft.
4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting
outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to
reëntering. See Illust. of
Bastion.
5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping
position; as, a lion salient.
Salient angle. See Salient,
a., 4. -- Salient polygon
(Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are salient. --
Salient polyhedron (Geom.), a polyhedron
all of whose solid angles are salient.
Sa"li*ent, a. (Fort.) A
salient angle or part; a projection.