salient

/'seiljənt/

Thân thiện

A salient feature of the landscape is the lone, towering mountain.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Most noticeable or important: A salient feature, point, or characteristic is the most striking, prominent, or significant one.
   • Jutting out or projecting: A salient angle or part protrudes outward or is prominent in a physical sense.
   • (Heraldry) Depicted in a leaping position: In heraldry, an animal (especially a lion) is described as salient when it is represented as leaping or springing.

2. Noun:

   • (Military) A projecting part of a line: In military terms, a salient is a bulge or an outward projection in a battle line or fortification, which extends into enemy territory.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The report outlined the salient facts of the case.
  • One salient feature of the new design is its energy efficiency.
  • The castle was built on a salient cliff overlooking the sea.

• Noun:

  • The army's position was vulnerable because it was located in a salient.
  • During the battle, troops defended the salient against attacks from three sides.

Advanced Usage

• Salient point: The most important or relevant point in a discussion or argument.

  • Let me summarize the salient points from the meeting.

• In salient relief: Made very clear, obvious, or prominent.

  • The contrast between the two philosophies was thrown into salient relief by the debate.

Variants and Related Words

• Salience (n): The quality of being particularly noticeable, important, or prominent.

  • The salience of this issue has increased in recent years.

• Saliently (adv): In a way that is most noticeable or important.

  • The author saliently argues that economic factors were the primary cause.

Synonyms

• Prominent: Very noticeable or conspicuous.
• Conspicuous: Standing out so as to be clearly visible.
• Notable: Worthy of attention or notice; remarkable.
• Striking: Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.
• Protuberant: Bulging or projecting outwards.

Antonyms

• Unimportant: Lacking in importance or significance.
• Inconspicuous: Not clearly visible or attracting attention.
• Recessed: Set back or embedded into a surface; not projecting.

Related Phrases

• Salient angle: An angle pointing outward, typically less than 180 degrees.
• To reduce a salient: (Military) To eliminate or flatten a bulge in a defensive line.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
3. 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

Noun

1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• salient
• outstanding
• prominent
• spectacular
• striking