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salient
(encz) | salient,význačný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Salient
(gcide) | Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. (Fort.)
A salient angle or part; a projection.
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Salient
(gcide) | 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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salient
(wn) | 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" [syn: 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 |
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order salientia
(encz) | order Salientia, n: |
salient
(encz) | salient,význačný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
salient angle
(encz) | salient angle, n: |
salientian
(encz) | salientian, n: |
saliently
(encz) | saliently, |
Counter-salient
(gcide) | Counter-salient \Coun`ter-sa"li*ent\
(koun`t[~e]r-s[=a]"l[i^]*e>nt or -s[=a]l"yent; 106), a.
(Her.)
Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coat of
arms.
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Salient angle
(gcide) | 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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Salient polygon
(gcide) | 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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Salient polyhedron
(gcide) | 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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Saliently
(gcide) | Saliently \Sa"li*ent*ly\, adv.
In a salient manner.
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Supersalient
(gcide) | Supersalient \Su`per*sa"li*ent\, a. [Pref. super- + L. saliens
p. pr. of salire to leap.]
Leaping upon. [Obs.]
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order salientia
(wn) | order Salientia
n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: Salientia, {order
Salientia}, Anura, order Anura, Batrachia, {order
Batrachia}] |
salient
(wn) | 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" [syn: 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 angle
(wn) | salient angle
n 1: an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon
that is less than 180 degrees [ant: reentering angle,
reentrant angle] |
salientia
(wn) | Salientia
n 1: frogs, toads, tree toads [syn: Salientia, {order
Salientia}, Anura, order Anura, Batrachia, {order
Batrachia}] |
salientian
(wn) | salientian
adj 1: relating to frogs and toads [syn: anuran, batrachian,
salientian]
n 1: any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
[syn: frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian,
salientian] |
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