SALTATION

• SALTATION (noun)
  The noun SALTATION has 5 senses:

1. (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
2. a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
3. an abrupt transition
4. taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
5. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

  Familiarity information: SALTATION used as a noun is common.

• SALTATION (noun)

Meaning:

(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("saltation" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Meaning:

A mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("saltation" is a kind of...):

chromosomal mutation; genetic mutation; mutation ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)

Meaning:

An abrupt transition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

jump; leap; saltation

Context example:

a successful leap from college to the major leagues

Hypernyms ("saltation" is a kind of...):

transition (a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saltation"):

quantum jump ((physics) an abrupt transition of an electron or atom or molecule from one quantum state to another with the emission or absorption of a quantum)

Meaning:

Taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

dancing; terpsichore; dance; saltation

Hypernyms ("saltation" is a kind of...):

diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)

performing arts (arts or skills that require public performance)

Domain member category:

shimmy (dance a shimmy)

heel (perform with the heels)

belly dance (perform a belly dance)

tap dance (perform a tap dance)

clog (dance a clog dance)

dance; trip the light fantastic; trip the light fantastic toe (move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance)

jive (dance to jive music; dance the jive)

busker (a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing))

tap (a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing))

sidestep (a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saltation"):

choreography; stage dancing (a show involving artistic dancing)

pas seul; variation ((ballet) a solo dance or dance figure)

duet; pas de deux ((ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble))

pas de trois ((ballet) a dance for three people)

pas de quatre ((ballet) a dance for four people)

social dancing (dancing as part of a social occasion)

mambo (a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba)

ceremonial dance; ritual dance; ritual dancing (a dance that is part of a religious ritual)

toe dance; toe dancing (a dance performed on tiptoe)

hoofing; step dancing (dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures)

adagio (a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers)

break dance; break dancing (a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music)

nauch; nautch; nautch dance (an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls)

pavan; pavane (a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries)

phrase (dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence)

saraband (a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time)

skank (a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees)

slam dance; slam dancing (a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock)

Meaning:

A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

leap; leaping; bounce; bound; spring; saltation

Hypernyms ("saltation" is a kind of...):

jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "saltation"):

caper; capriole (a playful leap or hop)

pounce (the act of pouncing)