saltation

[ sal-tey-shuhn ]

/ sælˈteɪ ʃən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR saltation ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.

an abrupt movement or transition.

Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water.

Biology.

a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent.
a mutation.

Origin of saltation

1640–50; <Latin saltātiōn- (stem of saltātiō) a dancing, equivalent to saltāt(us) (past participle of saltāre;see saltant) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM saltation

sal·ta·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby saltation

salt, salta, saltando, saltant, saltarello, saltation, saltationism, saltatorial, saltatory, saltatory conduction, saltatory evolution

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Example sentences from the Web for saltation

Long tail and long hind foot would seem to be specializations for saltation and the two would be expected to be correlated.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer
Sand sheets are flat, gently undulating sandy plots of sand surfaced by grains that may be too large for saltation.
Deserts|A. S. Walker
Particles are transported by winds through suspension, saltation, and creep.
Deserts|A. S. Walker
As an adaptation to saltation the tibia would elongate at the expense of the femur and the index would be more than 100.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii|Henry W. Setzer

Life must be taken with a grain of saltation: let the spirit dance a measure or two ere it collapse.
Pipefuls|Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for saltation

saltation

/ (sælˈteɪʃən) /

noun

biology an abrupt variation in the appearance of an organism, species, etc, usually caused by genetic mutation

geology the leaping movement of sand or soil particles carried in water or by the wind

a sudden abrupt movement or transition

Word Origin for saltation

C17: from Latin saltātiō a dance, from saltāre to leap about

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for saltation

saltation

[ săl-tā′shən, sôl- ]

n.

The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.

Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps as of a disease or physiologic function.

A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.

Scientific definitions for saltation

saltation

[ săl-tā′shən, sôl- ]

A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.

单词	saltation
释义	saltation [ sal-tey-shuhn ] / sælˈteɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR saltation ON THESAURUS.COM noun a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement. an abrupt movement or transition. Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water. Biology. a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent. a mutation. Origin of saltation 1640–50; <Latin saltātiōn- (stem of saltātiō) a dancing, equivalent to saltāt(us) (past participle of saltāre;see saltant) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM saltation sal·ta·tion·al, adjective Words nearby saltation salt, salta, saltando, saltant, saltarello, saltation, saltationism, saltatorial, saltatory, saltatory conduction, saltatory evolution Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saltation Long tail and long hind foot would seem to be specializations for saltation and the two would be expected to be correlated. Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii\|Henry W. Setzer Sand sheets are flat, gently undulating sandy plots of sand surfaced by grains that may be too large for saltation. Deserts\|A. S. Walker Particles are transported by winds through suspension, saltation, and creep. Deserts\|A. S. Walker As an adaptation to saltation the tibia would elongate at the expense of the femur and the index would be more than 100. Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii\|Henry W. Setzer Life must be taken with a grain of saltation: let the spirit dance a measure or two ere it collapse. Pipefuls\|Christopher Morley British Dictionary definitions for saltation saltation / (sælˈteɪʃən) / noun biology an abrupt variation in the appearance of an organism, species, etc, usually caused by genetic mutation geology the leaping movement of sand or soil particles carried in water or by the wind a sudden abrupt movement or transition Word Origin for saltation C17: from Latin saltātiō a dance, from saltāre to leap about Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to saltation plunge, dive, rise, upsurge, bounce, hurdle, fall, vault, drop, swerve, plummet, canter, dance, spring, bound, caper, jar, lurch, start, hop Medical definitions for saltation saltation [ săl-tā′shən, sôl- ] n. The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing. Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps as of a disease or physiologic function. A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for saltation saltation [ săl-tā′shən, sôl- ] A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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