SALTATION

leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce

(noun) a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation

(noun) taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

leap, jump, saltation

(noun) an abrupt transition; “a successful leap from college to the major leagues”

saltation

(noun) (genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species

saltation

(noun) (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

saltation (countable and uncountable, plural saltations)

A leap, jump or dance.

Beating or palpitation.

(biology) A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation.

Any abrupt transition.

(geology, fluid mechanics) The transport of loose particles by a fluid (such as wind or flowing water).

Anagrams

• atonalist, stational

Source: Wiktionary

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Sal*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.]

1. A leaping or jumping. Continued his saltation without pause. Sir W. Scott.

2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery.

3. (Biol.)

Definition: An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races. We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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