Salient — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈeɪliənt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈeɪliənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈeɪliənt/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈeɪliənt/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

spectacular striking outstanding prominent

Antonyms

re-entrant

Parts of Speech

noun	(military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
adjective	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”
adjective	(of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
adjective	represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

Word Forms

saliency	noun	the state of being salient
salience	noun	the state of being salient
spectacle	noun	something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
strikingness	noun	the state of being salient

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hervorstechend

(militärisch) der Teil der Schlachtlinie, der dem Feind am nächsten kommt

🇫🇷French

saillant

(militaire) la partie de la ligne de bataille qui se projette la plus proche de l'ennemi

🇪🇸Spanish

saliente

(militar) la parte de la línea de batalla que se proyecta más cerca del enemigo

🇮🇹Italian

saliente

(militare) la parte della linea di battaglia che si proietta più vicino al nemico

🇳🇱Dutch

saillant

(militair) het deel van de strijdlinie dat het dichtst bij de vijand uitsteekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

saliente

(militar) a parte da linha de batalha que se projeta mais próxima do inimigo

🇷🇺Russian

заметный

(военный) часть боевой линии, ближайшая к противнику.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुख्य

(सैन्य) युद्ध रेखा का वह भाग जो शत्रु के सबसे निकट होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

উল্লেখযোগ্য

(সামরিক) যুদ্ধের লাইনের অংশ যা শত্রুর নিকটতম প্রকল্প করে

🇮🇳Tamil

முக்கியமான

(இராணுவம்) எதிரிக்கு மிக அருகில் இருக்கும் போர்க் கோட்டின் பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ముఖ్యమైన

(సైనిక) శత్రువుకు దగ్గరగా ఉండే యుద్ధ రేఖలో భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

ठळक

(लष्करी) युद्धाच्या रेषेचा भाग जो शत्रूच्या सर्वात जवळ येतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

નોંધપાત્ર

(લશ્કરી) યુદ્ધની લાઇનનો ભાગ જે દુશ્મનની સૌથી નજીક પ્રોજેક્ટ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಮುಖ

(ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ) ಶತ್ರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರವಿರುವ ಯುದ್ಧದ ಸಾಲಿನ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ

(സൈനിക) ശത്രുവിനോട് ഏറ്റവും അടുത്ത് നിൽക്കുന്ന യുദ്ധരേഖയുടെ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ

(ਫੌਜੀ) ਲੜਾਈ ਦੀ ਲਾਈਨ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਨੇੜੇ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمایاں

(فوجی) جنگ کی لکیر کا وہ حصہ جو دشمن کے قریب ترین پروجیکٹ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突出的

（军事）战线中最接近敌人的部分

🇯🇵Japanese

顕著な

(軍事) 敵に最も近い戦線の部分

🇰🇷Korean

현저한

(군) 적에게 가장 가깝게 돌출한 전선의 일부

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi bật

(quân sự) phần của tuyến chiến đấu hướng tới gần kẻ thù nhất

🇹🇭Thai

โดดเด่น

(ทหาร) ส่วนของแนวรบที่พุ่งเข้าใกล้ศัตรูมากที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menonjol

(Militer) bagian dari garis pertempuran yang paling dekat dengan musuh

🇵🇭Filipino

kapansin-pansin

(militar) ang bahagi ng linya ng labanan na malapit sa kaaway

🇲🇾Malay

menonjol

(tentera) bahagian barisan pertempuran yang paling dekat dengan musuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بارز

(عسكري) الجزء من خط المعركة الأقرب للعدو

🇮🇷Persian

برجسته

(نظامی) بخشی از خط نبرد که نزدیک‌ترین نقطه به دشمن پیش می‌رود

🇹🇷Turkish

göze çarpan

(askeri) savaş hattının düşmana en yakın olan kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹלֵט

(צבאי) החלק בקו הקרב שמקרין הכי קרוב לאויב

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