The word for today is…
salient (adjective, noun):
Source : Merriam -Webster
adjective
1 : moving by leaps or springs : jumping
2 : jetting upward – a salient fountain
3a : projecting beyond a line, surface, or level
b : standing out conspicuously
noun
: something (such as a promontory) that projects outward or upward from its surroundings
Etymology : Salient first popped up in English as a word referring to the act of leaping. It is from the Latin verb salire, which means “to leap.” Today, salient is usually used to describe things that “leap out,” such as the salient features of a painting or the salient points in an argument.
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