English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of salient

salient

/adjective/ मुख्य; बाहर को निकलनेवाला; उभड़नेवाला; ख़ास; विशेषता-सूचक; प्रमुख;
/noun/आगे निकला हुआ हिस्सा; बहिर्गत भाग;

Synonym main; protruding; particular; characteristic; leading; protrusion; projection;

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English Dictionary:

1. Salient

[a.]

- A salient angle or part; a projection.

2. Salient

[v. i.]

- Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.
- Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.
- Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
- Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle; -- opposed to reentering. See Illust. of Bastion.
- Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion salient.