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Provided by the compucert salient \SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt\, adjective:
- Shooting out or up; projecting.
- Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.
- Leaping; springing; jumping.
- An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.
- A projecting angle or part.
Salient derives from the present participle of Latin salire, to leap. Other words deriving from salire are sally, to leap forth or rush out suddenly; and perhaps salmon, the "leaping" fish.
Nerd Bird
Nerd Bird
- An airliner that flies between two high-tech cities. It is likely that the majority of the passengers will be nerds.
Trivia
Who accepted her Best Actress Oscar statuette with the words “Hello, gorgeous”?
- Barbra Streisand, in 1969 when she won for her film debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl—in which her opening line, spoken as she looked at herself in a mirror, was “Hello, gorgeous.”
- Lend-Lease Act: was signed into law by FDR, providing aid in the form of equipment, food and weapons to the Allies during WWII (1941)
- Mikhail Gorbachev: was appointed the leader of the Soviet Union, despite being the youngest member of the politburo at the time (1985)
- Madrid bombings: 10 bombs exploded on the train system during rush hour, killing 191 (2004)
- Frederick IX (1899-1972): Danish king; another world leader born on this date was Harold Wilson(1916-1995)
- Sam Donaldson (76): broadcast journalist and news anchor; media mogul Rupert Murdoch (79) shares this birth date
- Bobby McFerrin (60): a cappella singer of "Don't Worry, Be Happy"; also, musicians Nina Hagen (55), Benji and Joel Madden (both 31) and Le Toya (29)
- Terrence Howard (41): Oscar nominee for Hustle & Flow; other actors born on this date include Mark Metcalf (64), Alex Kingston (47), Peter Berg (46), Wallace Langham (45), David Anders (29) and Thora Birch (28)
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