Saltation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
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a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
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taking a series of rhythmical steps and movements in time to music
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an abrupt transition
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in genetics, a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- bouncebounddancedancingjumpleapleapingspringterpsichore
- plural
- Saltations
- possessive
- Saltation's
- pluralpossessive
- Saltations'