Synonyms for saltation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sal-tey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : sælˈteɪ ʃən |
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Définition of saltation
Origin :- "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.)).
- As in jump : noun leap
- As in spring : noun jump, skip
- Saltation is downwind movement of particles in a series of jumps or skips.
- Extract from : « Deserts » by A. S. Walker
- Particles are transported by winds through suspension, saltation, and creep.
- Extract from : « Deserts » by A. S. Walker
- A saltating grain may hit other grains that jump up to continue the saltation.
- Extract from : « Deserts » by A. S. Walker
- As an adaptation to saltation the tibia would elongate at the expense of the femur and the index would be more than 100.
- Extract from : « Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii » by Henry W. Setzer
- Long tail and long hind foot would seem to be specializations for saltation and the two would be expected to be correlated.
- Extract from : « Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordii » by Henry W. Setzer
- Sand sheets are flat, gently undulating sandy plots of sand surfaced by grains that may be too large for saltation.
- Extract from : « Deserts » by A. S. Walker
- In the heat of noon, in the cool of the evening, day after day there was no rest for them, their saltation was without end.
- Extract from : « Folk-lore and Legends: German » by Anonymous
- Life must be taken with a grain of saltation: let the spirit dance a measure or two ere it collapse.
- Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley
Antonyms for saltation
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