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saltation

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9 lettersPronunciation /sælˈteɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aailnosttStarts with SEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Word origin

From Latin saltus (“to leap”).

Used in a sentence

  • still keeping time to the music like Harlequin in a pantomime, he thrust a letter into our hero′s hand, and continued his saltation without pause or intermission.
  • the saltation of the great artery
  • Rolling is thought to account for about 10% of the mass when creep and saltation occur together.[…]The transition from saltation to suspension occurs when the wind speed exceeds about 15 m/s.

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