salient 音标拼音: [s'eliənt] [s'eljənt]
a . 显著的,突出的,跳跃的
n . 凸角,突出部分
显着的,突出的,跳跃的凸角,突出部分
salient adj 1 :
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention ; "
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 " [
synonym : {
outstanding },
{
prominent }, {
salient }, {
spectacular }, {
striking }]
2 : (
of angles )
pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees [
ant : {
re -
entrant }, {
reentrant }]
3 :
represented as leaping (
rampant but leaning forward )
n 1 : (
military )
the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy Salient \
Sa "
li *
ent \,
a . (
Fort .)
A salient angle or part ;
a projection .
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Salient \
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 .
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2 .
Shooting out or up ;
springing ;
projecting .
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He had in himself a salient ,
living spring of generous and manly action . --
Burke .
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3 .
Hence ,
figuratively ,
forcing itself on the attention ;
prominent ;
conspicuous ;
noticeable .
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He [
Grenville ]
had neither salient traits ,
nor general comprehensiveness of mind . --
Bancroft .
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4 . (
Math . &
Fort .)
Projecting outwardly ;
as ,
a salient angle ;
--
opposed to {
reentering }.
See Illust .
of {
Bastion }.
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5 . (
Her .)
Represented in a leaping position ;
as ,
a lion salient .
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{
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 .
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128 Moby Thesaurus words for "
salient ":
airspace ,
area ,
arrant ,
arresting ,
bas -
relief ,
bellying ,
belt ,
blatant ,
bold ,
boldness ,
bulging ,
celebrated ,
chief ,
confines ,
conspicuous ,
continental shelf ,
corridor ,
country ,
department ,
distinctive ,
distinguished ,
distinguishing ,
district ,
division ,
embossment ,
eminence ,
eminent ,
emissile ,
environs ,
esteemed ,
estimable ,
exceptional ,
excrescence ,
excrescency ,
excrescent ,
excrescential ,
extraordinary ,
extruding ,
extrusion ,
flagrant ,
gibbosity ,
gibbousness ,
glaring ,
ground ,
hanging out ,
heartland ,
high relief ,
hinterland ,
important ,
impressive ,
in relief ,
in the foreground ,
intrusive ,
jutting ,
land ,
low relief ,
marked ,
memorable ,
milieu ,
moving ,
neighborhood ,
noble ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
noticeable ,
notorious ,
obtrusive ,
obvious ,
of mark ,
offshore rights ,
ostensible ,
outstanding ,
part ,
parts ,
pertinent ,
place ,
precincts ,
premises ,
prestigious ,
primary ,
principal ,
prognathous ,
projecting ,
projection ,
prominence ,
prominent ,
pronounced ,
protrudent ,
protruding ,
protrusile ,
protrusion ,
protrusive ,
protuberance ,
protuberancy ,
protuberant ,
protuberating ,
purlieus ,
quarter ,
rare ,
region ,
relief ,
remarkable ,
rememberable ,
reputable ,
salience ,
section ,
signal ,
significant ,
soil ,
space ,
special ,
staring ,
stark -
staring ,
sticking out ,
striking ,
telling ,
terrain ,
territory ,
three -
mile limit ,
tuberosity ,
tuberousness ,
twelve -
mile limit ,
unforgettable ,
unique ,
vicinage ,
vicinity ,
weighty ,
zone
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