1. Proéminent. Des yeux saillants.
2. Marquant. Des faits saillants.
ETYM Latin saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to leap; cf. French saillant. Related to Sally.
Leaping; outstanding; pointing outward.
(Heraldry) Represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward).
(Of angles) Pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees.