saltation   (TTS Sound)

The noun saltation has 5 senses

• saltation -- ((geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface)


• saltation -- ((genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species)


• leap, jump, saltation -- (an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues")


• dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation -- (taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music)


• leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce -- (a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards)