saltation
11saltation — (sal ta sion ; en vers, de cinq syllabes) s. f. Terme d antiquité. Art qui comprenait la danse, la pantomime, l action théâtrale, l action oratoire, etc. • Il ne faut pas restreindre le sens de saltation à celui que nous donnons dans notre… …
12saltation — noun Etymology: Latin saltation , saltatio, from saltare to leap, dance, frequentative of salire to leap more at sally Date: 1646 1. a. the action or process of leaping or jumping b. dance 2. a. the origin of a new species or a higher taxon in… …
13saltation — saltational, adj. /sal tay sheuhn/, n. 1. a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement. 2. an abrupt movement or transition. 3. Geol. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water. 4. Biol. a …
14saltation — Solid matter transported by a stream by the action of leaping movement over the stream bed. See also saltation load …
15saltation — /sælˈteɪʃən/ (say sal tayshuhn) noun 1. dancing; leaping. 2. an abrupt movement or transition. 3. movement of particles of sand or the like by wind or water in short intermittent leaps or waves. 4. → mutation (def. 3a). 5. Zoology a pattern of… …
16Saltation (biology) — In biology, saltation (from Latin, saltus , leap ) is a sudden change from one generation to the next, that is large, or very large, in comparison with the usual variation of an organism. The term is used for occasionally hypothesized, nongradual …
17Saltation (geology) — For definition, and other use disambiguation, see Saltation In geology, saltation (from Latin, saltus , leap ) is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind, or the denser fluid water. It occurs when loose material is removed… …
18SALTATION — s. f. T. d Antiq. romaine. Il se dit de L art qui comprenait la danse, la pantomime, l action théâtrale, l action oratoire, etc …
19SALTATION — n. f. T. d’Antiquité romaine Art des mouvements réglés, qui comprenait la danse, la pantomime, l’action théâtrale et l’action oratoire …
20saltation — n. [L. saltare, to leap] An evolutionary process that proceeds by leaps and bounds through the production of mutants that differ greatly from the progenitor(s); see anamorphosis …
