Saltation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sɔltˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sɒltˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sɒltˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /sɔltˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a successful leap from college to the major leagues

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

terpsichore bounce bound spring leaping dancing dance leap jump

Parts of Speech

noun	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
noun	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
noun	an abrupt transition “a successful leap from college to the major leagues”
noun	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
noun	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Word Forms

saltate	verb	move by saltation
leap	verb	pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
jump	verb	rise in rank or status
dance	verb	move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
terpsichorean	adjective	of or relating to dancing
spring	verb	spring back; spring away from an impact
bound	verb	move forward by leaps and bounds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Salzung

(Geologie) die Sprungbewegung von Sand- oder Bodenpartikeln, wenn sie in einem flüssigen Medium über eine unebene Oberfläche transportiert werden

🇪🇸Spanish

mutación

(geología) el movimiento de salto de arena o partículas de suelo a medida que se transportan en un medio fluido sobre una superficie irregular

🇮🇹Italian

salatura

(geologia) il movimento saltellante delle particelle di sabbia o di terreno mentre vengono trasportate in un mezzo fluido su una superficie irregolare

🇳🇱Dutch

zouten

(geologie) de springende beweging van zand- of gronddeeltjes terwijl ze in een vloeibaar medium over een oneffen oppervlak worden getransporteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

saltação

(geologia) o movimento saltitante de partículas de areia ou solo à medida que são transportadas em um meio fluido sobre uma superfície irregular

🇷🇺Russian

скачок

(геология) скачкообразное движение частиц песка или почвы при их переносе в текучей среде по неровной поверхности.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उछल-कूद नाच

(भूविज्ञान) रेत या मिट्टी के कणों की उछालभरी गति, जब उन्हें एक असमान सतह पर तरल माध्यम में ले जाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

লবণাক্ততা

(ভূতত্ত্ব) বালি বা মাটির কণার লাফিয়ে চলা আন্দোলন যেহেতু তারা একটি অসম পৃষ্ঠের উপর একটি তরল মাধ্যমে পরিবাহিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உப்பிடுதல்

(புவியியல்) மணல் அல்லது மண் துகள்களின் பாய்ச்சல் இயக்கம், அவை ஒரு சீரற்ற மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு திரவ ஊடகத்தில் கொண்டு செல்லப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

లవణీకరణ

(భూగోళ శాస్త్రం) ఇసుక లేదా నేల రేణువుల దూకడం, అవి ఒక అసమాన ఉపరితలంపై ద్రవ మాధ్యమంలో రవాణా చేయబడతాయి.

🇮🇳Marathi

खारटपणा

(भूगर्भशास्त्र) वाळू किंवा मातीच्या कणांची उडी मारणारी हालचाल कारण ते द्रव माध्यमात असमान पृष्ठभागावर वाहून नेले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

મીઠું ચડાવવું

(ભૂસ્તરશાસ્ત્ર) રેતી અથવા માટીના કણોની કૂદકો મારવાની હિલચાલ કારણ કે તેઓ અસમાન સપાટી પર પ્રવાહી માધ્યમમાં પરિવહન થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ್ಪು ಹಾಕುವುದು

(ಭೂವಿಜ್ಞಾನ) ಮರಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಕಣಗಳ ಜಿಗಿಯುವ ಚಲನೆಯನ್ನು ಅಸಮ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ದ್ರವ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപ്പിടൽ

(ജിയോളജി) മണലിൻ്റെയോ മണ്ണിൻ്റെയോ കണങ്ങളുടെ കുതിച്ചുചാട്ടം, അവ അസമമായ പ്രതലത്തിലൂടെ ഒരു ദ്രാവക മാധ്യമത്തിൽ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਮਕੀਨ

(ਭੂ-ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਰੇਤ ਜਾਂ ਮਿੱਟੀ ਦੇ ਕਣਾਂ ਦੀ ਛਾਲ ਮਾਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਅਸਮਾਨ ਸਤਹ ਉੱਤੇ ਤਰਲ ਮਾਧਿਅਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਜਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمکین

(ارضیات) ریت یا مٹی کے ذرات کی اچھلنے والی حرکت جب وہ ناہموار سطح پر سیال میڈیم میں منتقل ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

突变

（地质学）沙子或土壤颗粒在流体介质中在不平坦的表面上输送时的跳跃运动

🇯🇵Japanese

塩漬け

(地質学) 凹凸のある表面上の流体媒体中で輸送されるときの砂または土の粒子の跳躍運動

🇰🇷Korean

격변

(지질학) 모래나 토양 입자가 고르지 않은 표면 위의 유체 매질 속에서 운반될 때 튀어오르는 움직임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

muối

(địa chất) sự chuyển động nhảy vọt của các hạt cát hoặc đất khi chúng được vận chuyển trong môi trường lỏng trên một bề mặt không bằng phẳng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเค็ม

(ธรณีวิทยา) การเคลื่อนที่อย่างกระโจนของอนุภาคทรายหรือดินขณะขนส่งในตัวกลางของเหลวบนพื้นผิวที่ไม่เรียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

garam

(Geologi) gerakan lompatan partikel pasir atau tanah saat diangkut dalam media fluida di atas permukaan yang tidak rata

🇵🇭Filipino

asinan

(geology) ang tumatalon-talon na paggalaw ng buhangin o mga particle ng lupa habang dinadala sila sa isang fluid medium sa isang hindi pantay na ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

pengasinan

(geologi) pergerakan melompat pasir atau zarah tanah semasa ia diangkut dalam medium bendalir di atas permukaan yang tidak rata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المملحة

(جيولوجيا) حركة قفز الرمل أو جزيئات التربة أثناء نقلها في وسط سائل على سطح غير مستو

🇮🇷Persian

نمک زدایی

(زمین شناسی) حرکت جهشی ذرات شن یا خاک در حالی که در یک محیط سیال بر روی یک سطح ناهموار منتقل می شوند.

🇹🇷Turkish

sıçrama

(jeoloji) kum veya toprak parçacıklarının akışkan bir ortamda düz olmayan bir yüzey üzerinde taşınırken sıçrama hareketi

🇮🇱Hebrew

המלחה

(גיאולוגיה) תנועת הזינוק של חול או חלקיקי אדמה כשהם מועברים במדיום נוזלי על פני משטח לא אחיד

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The primary meaning of 'saltation' is '(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface'.

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Using 'saltation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'saltation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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