salient

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant.
2. Prominent; conspicuous.
3. (usually) Depicted in a leaping posture.
4. (often) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.
5. (obsolete) Moving by leaps or springs; jumping.
6. (obsolete) Shooting or springing out; projecting.
7. Denoting any angle less than two right angles.

Noun

1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
2. A protrusion of the administrative borders of a geopolitical entity, such as a subnational entity or a sovereign state into another geopolitical entity, generally of the same administrative level.
3. An overall-convex, protruding section of a sinuous fold and thrust belt, thrust sheet, or a single thrust fault, caused by one or more of: deformation (folding and faulting) of strata and geologic structures during orogenesis, differences in the angle of critical taper during orogenesis, or differing erosional level of the present geomorphological surface.

Concepts

saillant

remarquable

éminent

saillie

bombement

cambrage

proéminent

prohéminent

cambrement

important

pertinent

spectaculaire

Opposé de

obscure, trivial, recess

Synonymes

prominent

outstanding

striking

remarkable

protruding

bulge

exemplary

fantastic

brilliant

conspicuous

notable

plain

apparent

leading

bulging

projecting

projection

clear

eminent

noteworthy

noticeable

evident

spectacular

important

jute

jutting

keen

knob

ledge

lobe

lug

lurid

main

mega

📣

obtrusive

pivotal

poignant

point

polar

predominant

pre-eminent

principal

prominence

protrusion

ramus

salience

saliency

set-off

sharp

shoulder

Traductions

saliente

proeminente

saliente

saliente

prominent

op de voorgrond tredend

vooruitstekend

hervorspringend

uitstekend

vooraanstaand

opmerkelijk

notevole

προεξέχων

hervorragend

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈseɪ.li.ənt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The heraldic sense “leaping” and the sense “projecting outward” are borrowed from Latin salientem, the accusative form of saliēns (“springing, leaping”), present participle of saliō (“leap, spring”, verb). The senses “prominent” and “pertinent” are relatively recent, and derive from the phrase salient point, which is a calque of the Latin punctum saliēns, a translation of Aristotle's term for the embryonal heart visible in (opened) eggs, which he thought seemed to move already. Compare also the German calque der springende Punkt.