salient points

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• salient — [[t]se͟ɪliənt[/t]] salients 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n The salient points or facts of a situation are the most important ones. [FORMAL] He read the salient facts quickly... Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression. Derived… …   English dictionary

• salient — sa|li|ent [ˈseıliənt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of salire to jump ] the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it ▪ the salient points of the report… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• salient — adjective formal the salient points or features of something are the most important or most noticeable parts of it: The salient features of his plan are summarized in this report. salience noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• salient — UK [ˈseɪlɪənt] / US adjective formal a salient fact, issue, or feature is one that is especially noticeable or relevant The report covered all the salient points of the case …   English dictionary

• salient — /ˈseɪliənt / (say sayleeuhnt) adjective 1. prominent or conspicuous: *One of the most salient points to emerge from recent radical feminist analyses of women s position in sexist societies is the extent to which women are oppressed by internal… …  

• salient — 1. adjective /ˈseɪljənt/ a) Worthy of note; pertinent or relevant. The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well. b) Prominent. Ant: obscure, trivial See A …   Wiktionary

• salient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. outstanding, prominent, striking, conspicuous; notable, momentous, signal. See importance, angularity, convexity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Prominent] Syn. remarkable, notable, striking; see… …   English dictionary for students

• Points of the compass — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• salient — sa·li·ent || seɪlɪənt n. angle that points outward; narrow piece of land that projects outward from the surrounding surface (Geology) adj. prominent, conspicuous; bulging outward, protruding; remarkable, noticeable …   English contemporary dictionary

• hit the high points — phrasal or hit the high spots : to touch on or at the most important or salient points or places a lecture that hit only the high points of the subject with only three days in town the best we could do was hit the high spots …   Useful english dictionary

• At all points — Point Point, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L. punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.] 1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything, esp. the sharp end of a piercing… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English