Sunday, October 12, 2008

Word of the Week #7

Salient

Sciencedirect.com - Article Title

"The effect of a salient odor context on memory retrieval in young infants"

Definition

–adjective
1. prominent or conspicuous
2. most noticeable or important
3. projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle
4. leaping or jumping: a salient animal.
5. Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping

–noun
6. a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
7. Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond its surroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain. Compare reentrant (def. 4).

Applicable Definitions

1. prominent or conspicuous
2. most noticeable or important

Sentence

He was very handsome, especially his bright, salient smile.


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