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Definitions
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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