[ sal'teɪʃ(ə)n , sɔ:- , sɒ- ]
■ noun
1》 Biology abrupt evolutionary change; sudden large-scale mutation.
2》 Geology the transport of hard particles over an uneven surface in a turbulent flow of air or water.
3》 archaic the action of leaping or dancing.
Derivatives
saltatory 'saltət(ə)ri , 'sɔ:- , 'sɒ- adjective
Origin
C17 (in sense 3): from L. saltatio(n-) , from saltare 'to dance', frequentative of salire 'to leap'.