noun
- a dancing, hopping, or leaping movement.
- an abrupt movement or transition.
- Geology. intermittent, leaping movement of particles of sand or gravel, as from the force of wind or running water.
- Biology.
- a sudden discontinuity in a line of descent.
- a mutation.
noun
- biology an abrupt variation in the appearance of an organism, species, etc, usually caused by genetic mutation
- geology the leaping movement of sand or soil particles carried in water or by the wind
- a sudden abrupt movement or transition
n.“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.)). n.
- The act of leaping, jumping, or dancing.
- Discontinuous movement, transition, or development; advancement by leaps as of a disease or physiologic function.
- A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.
- A single mutation that drastically alters the phenotype.