Definitions for: Salience

[n] the state of being salient

Webster (1913) Definition: Sa"li*ence, n. [See Salient.]
1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a
springing forward; an assaulting.

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected;
projection; protrusion. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Synonyms: saliency, strikingness

See Also: conspicuousness, prominence, visibility