- Saltate
- Saltate \Sal"tate\, v. i. [See {Saltant}.] To leap or dance. [R.] [1913 Webster]
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saltate — sal·tate … English syllables
saltate — verb 1. move by saltation The sand grains are saltated by the wind • Derivationally related forms: ↑saltation • Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
sal|tant — «SAL tuhnt», adjective. leaping, jumping, or dancing. ╂[< Latin saltāns, antis, present participle of saltāre; see etym. under saltate (Cf. ↑saltate)] … Useful english dictionary
sal|ta|rel|lo — «SAL tuh REHL oh», noun, plural los. 1. an animated Italian and Spanish dance in triple time, sometimes classed as a galliard or a jig and containing numerous skips or jumps. 2. the music for it. ╂[< Italian saltarello (diminutive) < salto… … Useful english dictionary
sal|ta|tion — «sal TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the act of leaping, bounding, or jumping: »Locusts…being ordained for saltation, their hinder legs do far exceed the other (Thomas Browne). b) a leap. 2. Figurative. an abrupt movement, change, or transition. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
sal|ta|to — «sahl TAH toh», noun, plural tos. Music. a technique of bowing a stringed instrument in which the bow is allowed to spring back from the string by its own elasticity. ╂[< Italian saltato < saltare to spring < Latin saltāre; see etym.… … Useful english dictionary
sal|tire — «SAL tihr», noun. Heraldry. an ordinary in the form of a Saint Andrew s cross, formed by the crossing of a bend and a bend sinister: »The present British Union Jack dates only from 1801, when the saltire of St. Patrick was added (Time). ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
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fluvial process — ▪ geology the physical interaction of flowing water and the natural channels of rivers (river) and streams. Such processes play an essential and conspicuous role in the denudation of land surfaces and the transport of rock detritus from… … Universalium
