[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

salient \sa"lient\, 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.
      1913 webster

   2. shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
      1913 webster

            he had in himself a salient, living spring of
            generous and manly action.            --burke.
      1913 webster

   3. hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention;
      prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
      1913 webster

            he grenville had neither salient traits, nor
            general comprehensiveness of mind.    --bancroft.
      1913 webster

   4. math.  fort. projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle;
      -- opposed to reentering. see illust. of bastion.
      1913 webster

   5. her. represented in a leaping position; as, a lion
      salient.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
sally reentering bastion salient angle salient salient polygon 
salient polyhedron 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

salient angle
     n : an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon
         that is less than 180 degrees ant: reentrant angle
see also:
reentrant angle 

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