1. (a.) Prominent; conspicuous; noticeable; a salient point\.

2. (v. i.) Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.

3. (v. i.) Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.

4. (v. i.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering.

5. (v. i.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.

6. (n.) A salient angle or part; a projection.

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