salient /'seiliәnt/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
- (adj.) (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
- (adj.) represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
Chinese translation
- a. 显著的, 突出的, 跳跃的
- n. 凸角, 突出部分
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /'seiliәnt/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.12 · Super Super Rare
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