Definition of Saltation
Sal`ta´tion
n.
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.
Related Words
action
,
activity
,
geology
,
natural
action
,
natural
process
,
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