saltatory
a . [适于] 跳跃的
[适於] 跳跃的
Saltatory \
Sal "
ta *
to "
ry \,
a . [
L .
saltatorius .
See {
Saltant },
and cf . {
Saltire }.]
Leaping or dancing ;
having the power of ,
or used in ,
leaping or dancing .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Saltatory evolution } (
Biol .),
a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual ,
but that there may come sudden and marked variations .
See {
Saltation }.
{
Saltatory spasm } (
Med .),
an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air ,
so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping . --
J .
Ross .
[
1913 Webster ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "
saltatory ":
anabatic ,
ascendant ,
ascending ,
ascensional ,
ascensive ,
bouncing ,
bounding ,
climbing ,
convulsive ,
eclamptic ,
fidgety ,
fitful ,
hopping ,
in the ascendant ,
jerking ,
jerky ,
jiggety ,
jumping ,
jumpy ,
leaping ,
mounting ,
orgasmic ,
prancing ,
rampant ,
rearing ,
rising ,
saltant ,
saltatorial ,
scandent ,
scansorial ,
skipping ,
skyrocketing ,
spasmodic ,
spastic ,
spiraling ,
springing ,
twitchety ,
twitching ,
twitchy ,
uparching ,
upcoming ,
upgoing ,
upgrade ,
uphill ,
uphillward ,
uprising ,
upsloping ,
upward ,
upwith ,
vellicative
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