adj. prominent, conspicuous; bulging outward, protruding; remarkable, noticeable

n. angle that points outward; narrow piece of land that projects outward from the surrounding surface (Geology)

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Noun
1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
(hypernym) projection
(part-holonym) line of battle
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine

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Adjective
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"
(synonym) outstanding, prominent, spectacular, striking
(similar) conspicuous, obvious
2. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
(antonym) re-entrant, reentrant
3. represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
(synonym) salient(ip)
(similar) inclined
(classification) heraldry

příd.jm. významný; význačný

Przym. wydatny; główny