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saltation
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A leap, jump or dance. 2 beating or palpitation. 3 (context biology English) A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation. 4 Any abrupt transition. 5 (context geology fluid mechanics English) The transport of loose particles by a fluid ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a leap, a bound," 1620s, from Latin saltationem (nominative saltatio ) "a dancing; dance," noun of action from past participle stem of saltare "to hop, dance," frequentative of salire "to leap" (see salient (adj.)).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saltation \Sal*ta"tion\, n. [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.] A leaping or jumping. Continued his saltation without pause. --Sir W. Scott. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery. (Biol.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
For definition, and other use disambiguation, see Saltation (disambiguation) In geology , saltation (from Latin saltus , "leap") is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water . It occurs when loose material is removed from a bed ...
Usage examples of saltation.
Looking round him again, taking in the view of nebulas and star-clouds as his almost weightless saltation carried him toward his ship, Harry had to admit to himself that Hyperborea might be, after all, a reasonable place to establish a weather station.
Earth, the winds necessary to initiate the saltation of sand grains are ten times that for Earth, and the particle-size distribution may be different on the two planets.
Since the theory of punctuated equilibria frequently is confused with true saltation, it is important here to discuss saltation, and show why it cannot be a significant factor in evolution.
But it was a digression, because the theory of punctuated equilibria is the main topic of this chapter, and that theory in truth has no connection with macromutation and true saltation.