salient

Adjective

• represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)

• (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

• 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
    

Noun

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  salient(ip) , outstanding , prominent , spectacular , striking
• Antonyms: 
  re-entrant , reentrant