striking
noun
the physical coming together of two or more things
“contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull”
the act of contacting one thing with another
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
“after three misses she finally got a hit”
adjective
sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
“a dramatic sunset”
“a dramatic pause”
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
“an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom”
“a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University