Salient /(?)/

Sa·li·ent

Salient

a.
  1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
  2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
    He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.
  3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
    He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor general comprehensiveness of mind.
  4. Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion. (Math. & Fort.)
  5. Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient. (Her.)

Phrases & Compounds
Salient angle
See Salient, a., 4.
Salient polygon
a polygon all of whose angles are salient.
Salient polyhedron
a polyhedron all of whose solid angles are salient.

Salient

a.
  1. A salient angle or part; a projection. (Fort.)