- lion salient
- subst.(heraldikk) løve i sprang
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Salient — Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or up;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salient angle — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salient polygon — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salient polyhedron — Salient Sa li*ent, a. [L. saliens, entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..] 1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. Frogs and salient animals. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. Shooting out or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
salient — saliently, adv. /say lee euhnt, sayl yeuhnt/, adj. 1. prominent or conspicuous: salient traits. 2. projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle. 3. leaping or jumping: a salient animal. 4. Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping: a lion… … Universalium
salient — adj. & n. adj. 1 jutting out; prominent; conspicuous, most noticeable. 2 (of an angle, esp. in fortification) pointing outwards (opp. RE ENTRANT). 3 Heraldry (of a lion etc.) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised. 4 archaic a leaping … Useful english dictionary
Salient — Her. Term used of a predatory animal shown as if leaping upwards onto its prey. A lion or wolf might be shown this way. [< Lat. salio = to leap] Cf. Counter salient; Springing … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Attitude (heraldry) — Rampant redirects here. For the Nazareth album, see Rampant (album). For the 2009 fantasy novel, see Diana Peterfreund. The lion passant guardant, a frequent figure in heraldry, is sometimes called a leopard . Here shown or, armed argent, langued … Wikipedia
Лев в геральдике — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Лев (значения). Геральдический лев Лев и его разновидность леопард один из старейших и самых популярных … Википедия
sa´li|ent|ly — sa|li|ent «SAY lee uhnt, SAYL yuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. standing out; easily seen or noticed; prominent; striking: »the salient features in a landscape. Figurative. the salient points in a speech. SYNONYM(S): noticeable, conspicuous. 2.… … Useful english dictionary
sa|li|ent — «SAY lee uhnt, SAYL yuhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. standing out; easily seen or noticed; prominent; striking: »the salient features in a landscape. Figurative. the salient points in a speech. SYNONYM(S): noticeable, conspicuous. 2. pointing… … Useful english dictionary
