Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SALIENT
I. adjective see: sally
Date: 1646
moving by leaps or springs ; jumping, jetting upward ,
3. projecting beyond a line, surface, or level, standing out conspicuously ; prominent , see: noticeable saliently adverb
II. noun
Date: 1828
something (as a promontory) that projects outward or upward from its surroundings