saltation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
Types & categories
- genetic mutation hypernym
Related & opposite
- genetics domain topic
Sense 3 noun
an abrupt transition
a successful leap from college to the major leagues
Types & categories
- transition hypernym
- quantum jump hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Types & categories
- diversion hypernym
- performing arts hypernym
- adagio hyponym
- break dancing hyponym
- courante hyponym
- nautch hyponym
- pavane hyponym
- phrase hyponym
- saraband hyponym
- skank hyponym
- slam dancing hyponym
- step dancing hyponym
- toe dancing hyponym
- stage dancing hyponym
- pas seul hyponym
- pas de deux hyponym
- pas de trois hyponym
- pas de quatre hyponym
- social dancing hyponym
- mambo hyponym
- ritual dancing hyponym
Related & opposite
- trip the light fantastic derivation
- saltate derivation
- terpsichorean derivation
- sidestep has domain topic
- tap has domain topic
- busker has domain topic
- jive has domain topic
- trip the light fantastic has domain topic
- clog has domain topic
- tap dance has domain topic
- belly dance has domain topic
- heel has domain topic
- shimmy has domain topic
Sense 5 noun
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
Types & categories
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | saltate |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | genetics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | genetic mutation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | climb up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | leap |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | transition |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | quantum jump |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | saltate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | terpsichorean |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | sidestep |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tap |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | busker |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | jive |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | trip the light fantastic |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | clog |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | tap dance |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | belly dance |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | heel |
| 4 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | shimmy |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | diversion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | performing arts |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | adagio |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | break dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | courante |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | nautch |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pavane |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | phrase |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | saraband |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | skank |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | slam dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | step dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | toe dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stage dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas seul |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de deux |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de trois |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pas de quatre |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | social dancing |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mambo |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ritual dancing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | bounce |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | jump |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | leap |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | saltate |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | jumping |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | capriole |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | pounce |