Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant. / Prominent; conspicuous. / (heraldry, usually of a quadruped) Depicted in a leaping posture. / (often military) Projecting outwards, pointing outwards.

(military) An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

plural of salient

In a salient manner, relevantly, germanely.

plural of salient point

A prominent feature or detail.

plural of salientian

(biology) Any amphibian of the clade Salientia; the frogs and toads (normally within order Anura or clade Batrachia)

Of or pertaining to these animals.