salient in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   outstanding  prominent  salient  spectacular  striking 
   
2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
   salient 
   
3. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
   salient 
   

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