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单词 subsaltatory
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subsaltatoryadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, saltatory adj.
Etymology: < sub- prefix + saltatory adj. Compare earlier subsalt v., subsalient adj. N.E.D. (1914) gives the pronunciation as (sɒbsæ·ltătəri) /sʌbˈsæltətərɪ/.
Obsolete.
Of motion or gait: characterized by slight jumps or jerks; spasmodic.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [adjective] > spasmodic
spasmic1710
subsalient1716
galvanica1807
subsaltatory1831
spasmodic1836
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > [adjective] > bobbing
bobbing1681
dancing1697
subsaltatory1831
bobbling1892
abob1908
1831 R. Liston Elem. Surg. i. 232 From wounds of veins the blood flows, not in a sub-saltatory, but in a uniform stream.
1860 Illustr. London News 11 Feb. 139/2 Undulatory, horizontal, vertical, and subsaltatory motions.
1887 Proc. Royal Soc. Queensland 3 128 In accordance..with the other indications of its saltatory, or at least subsaltatory, mode of progression, it appears to have had the hind limb relatively elongated.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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