English-Thai Dictionary
salient
ADJ สำคัญ ที่สุด โดดเด่น สะดุดตา notable remarkable striking sam-kan-ti-sud
salient
N ส่วน ที่ ยื่น ออกมา ส่วน ที่ โผล่ ออกมา bowed jutting swelling suanti-yuan-ook-ma
saliently
ADV อย่าง โดดเด่น yang-dod-den
salientness
N ความเด่น ความ สะดุดตา kwam-den
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SALIENT
a.[L. saliens, salio, to leap. ] 1. Leaping; an epithet in heraldry applied to a lion or other beast, represented in a leaping posture, with his right foot in the dexter point, and his hinder left foot in the sinister base of the escutcheon, by which it is distinguished from rampant.
2. In fortification, projecting; as a salient angle. A salient angle points outward, and is opposed to a re-entering angle, which points inward.
SALIENT
a.[L. saliens, from salio, to leap or shoot out. ] 1. Leaping; moving by leaps; as frogs.
2. Beating; throbbing; as the heart.
3. Shooting out or up; springing; darting; as a salient sprout.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SALIENT
Sa "li *ent, a. Etym: [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 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. )
Defn: Projectiong outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reëntering. See Illust. of Bastion.
5. (Her. )
Defn: 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.
SALIENT
SALIENT Sa "li *ent, a. (Fort. )
Defn: A salient angle or part; a projection.
SALIENTLY
SALIENTLY Sa "li *ent *ly, adv.
Defn: In a salient manner.
New American Oxford Dictionary
salient
sa li ent |ˈsālyənt, -lēənt ˈseɪliənt | ▶adjective 1 most noticeable or important: it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case. • prominent; conspicuous: it was always the salient object in my view. • (of an angle ) pointing outward. The opposite of re-entrant. 2 [ postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping. ▶noun a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle. • an outward bulge in a line of military attack or defense. DERIVATIVES sa li ence noun, sa li en cy noun, sa li ent ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a heraldic term ): from Latin salient- ‘leaping, ’ from the verb salire. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
Salientia
Sa li en tia |ˌsālēˈenCHə ˌseɪliˈɛntʃə |Zoology another term for Anura. DERIVATIVES sa li en tian noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin salire ‘to leap. ’
Oxford Dictionary
salient
salient |ˈseɪlɪənt | ▶adjective 1 most noticeable or important: it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case. • prominent; conspicuous: the salient object in my view. 2 (of an angle ) pointing outwards. The opposite of re-entrant. 3 [ postpositive ] Heraldry (of an animal ) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping. ▶noun a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle. • an outward bulge in a line of military attack or defence. DERIVATIVES salience noun, saliency noun, saliently adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a heraldic term ): from Latin salient- ‘leaping ’, from the verb salire. The noun dates from the early 19th cent.
Salientia
Salientia |ˌseɪlɪˈɛnʃɪə, -ˈɛnt -| ▶plural noun Zoology another term for Anura. DERIVATIVES salientian noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin salire ‘to leap ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
salient
salient adjective the most salient point is that the suggested cost is beyond our budget: important, main, principal, major, chief, primary; notable, noteworthy, outstanding, conspicuous, striking, noticeable, obvious, remarkable, prominent, predominant, dominant; key, crucial, vital, essential, pivotal, prime, central, paramount. ANTONYMS minor.
Oxford Thesaurus
salient
salient adjective the salient points stuck out clearly in her mind: important, main, principal, major, chief, primary, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, arresting, conspicuous, striking, noticeable, obvious, remarkable, signal, prominent, pronounced, predominant, dominant, key, crucial, vital, essential, basic, staple, critical, pivotal, prime, central, focal, paramount. ANTONYMS unimportant, inconspicuous.
Duden Dictionary
salient
sa li ent Adjektiv |sali e nt |lateinisch-englisch ins Auge springend, auffallend
Spanish Dictionary
saliente
saliente adjetivo 1 Que sale o sobresale de un lugar :huesos salientes; aleros muy salientes .ANTÓNIMO entrante .2 Que sobresale por su importancia :la aceptación del destino es un rasgo saliente de la actitud de muchos ante la vida .3 adjetivo /nombre común [persona ] Que deja de ocupar un cargo o es sucedido por otra persona en un cargo o categoría :el motivo de la recepción era despedir al embajador saliente y dar la bienvenida al entrante .ANTÓNIMO entrante .4 nombre masculino Parte de una cosa que sale o sobresale de otra :los salientes de la costa; los buitres leonados anidan en los salientes más inaccesibles .5 formal Oriente (este, levante ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
salient
sa lient /séɪliənt /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗最も目立つ, 顕著な 〈事実 特色など 〉.2 〈物の一部が 〉突出した, 突き出た .名詞 C (敵の領地の中に突き出た )突出地 .～ly 副詞
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