saltation
91saltant — a. leaping; dancing; Biology, exhibiting saltation. ♦ saltation, n. act of leaping or dancing; spurt; sudden metamorphosis; mutation. ♦ saltativeness, n. ability to jump. ♦ saltatorial, ♦ saltatory, a. pertaining to leaping or… …
92CONDOLIOS — FRANCE (see also List of Individuals) 6.4.1924 La Tronche/F 1.7.1995 Saint Nicolas de Macherin/F Elie Condolios graduated as a mechanical engineer from Ecole des Arts et Métiers, Paris, in 1945. He then joined Société NEYRPIC, Grenoble until 1955 …
93dancing — noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑dance, ↑terpsichore, ↑saltation • Derivationally related forms: ↑saltate (for: ↑ …
94leaping — noun a light, self propelled movement upwards or forwards (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑leap, ↑spring, ↑saltation, ↑bound, ↑bounce • Derivationally related forms: ↑bound ( …
95terpsichore — noun taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music • Syn: ↑dancing, ↑dance, ↑saltation • Derivationally related forms: ↑saltate (for: ↑saltation), ↑ …
96Desultory — Des ul*to*ry, a. [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a leaper, fr. desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to leap. See {Saltation}.] 1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that I missed …
97Exile — Ex ile, n. [OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr. exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil; ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Saltation}.]… …
98Sallied — Sally Sal ly (s[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied} ( l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. a llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Exult},… …
99Sally — Sal ly (s[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied} ( l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. a llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Exult}, {Insult},… …
100Sallying — Sally Sal ly (s[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied} ( l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L. salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. a llesqai; cf. Skr. s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Exult},… …
