Definition of Saltation. Meaning of Saltation. Synonyms of Saltation

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Definition of Saltation

Saltation
Saltation Sal*ta"tion, n. [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.] 1. A leaping or jumping. Continued his saltation without pause. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery. 3. (Biol.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races. We greatly suspect that nature does make considerable jumps in the way of variation now and then, and that these saltations give rise to some of the gaps which appear to exist in the series of known forms. --Huxley.

Meaning of Saltation from wikipedia

- Look up saltation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Saltation may refer to: Saltation (biology), an evolutionary hypothesis emphasizing sudden and drastic...
- water vapour. Saltation layers can also form in avalanches.[citation needed] Aeolian landform Aeolian processes Bagnold formula Saltation (biology) Saltatory...
- more formally called table salt. In the form of a natural crystalline mineral, salt is also known as rock salt or halite. Salt is essential for life in...
- In biology, saltation (from Latin saltus 'leap, jump') is a sudden and large mutational change from one generation to the next, potentially causing single-step...
- As-Salt (Arabic: السلط As-Salt), also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main...
- Look up salter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Salter may refer to: Salter (surname) Salter (trap) Salter Brecknell, a manufacturer of light commercial...
- Look up salting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Salting or Salted may refer to: George Salting (1835–1909), Australian-born English art collector,...
- and clasts interact with the substratum during transport. By contrast, saltation, a related sediment transport process, moves grains across the bottom...
- Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) mined from the Punjab region of ****stan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals, is primarily...
- by a range of mechanisms: suspension, saltation and creep. A study from 2008 finds that the initial saltation of sand particles induces a static electric...