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单词 saltate
释义

saltatev.

/ˈsalteɪt/
Etymology: < Latin saltāt-, participial stem of saltāre to dance, frequent. of salīre to leap.
1. intransitive. To leap; to jump; to skip.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)]
leapc900
startOE
reseOE
springa1275
throwc1275
upleapc1275
launch13..
aspringc1315
sault1377
lance?a1400
sprenta1400
loupc1480
lope1483
spang1513
bendc1530
jump1530
spend1533
stend1567
vaulta1568
pract1568
exult1570
bound1593
saltate1623
subsalt1623
jet1635
spoutc1650
volt1753
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. ii To Dance. Saltate, Tripudiate.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Monthly Rev.).
1865 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 299 I must here confess that they saltated to a mandolin touched by this hand.
2. Physical Geography. To move by saltation (see saltation n. 1d); also transitive (causatively). Chiefly as saltating adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [adjective] > manner
saltatory1908
saltating1941
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [verb (intransitive)] > manner
saltate1941
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > movement of material > [verb (transitive)] > manner
heave1728
saltate1961
1941 R. A. Bagnold Physics of Blown Sand & Desert Dunes viii. 104 The energy supplied to the saltating grains by the wind.
1961 N. D. Opdyke in A. E. M. Nairn Descript. Palaeoclimatol. iii. 47 Millet seed sand grains..show very high sphericity and roundness values due to their mode of transport which tends to round off the individual grains while they are being saltated.
1969 Nature 23 Aug. 792/2 Larger particles may be moved, not by the wind itself, but by momentum exchange with saltating grains.
1976 R. C. Selley Introd. Sedimentol. vi. 172 In a situation such as a river channel,..gravel will be rolling along the bottom, sand will sedately saltate, and silt and clay will be carried in suspension.

Derivatives

ˈsaltating adj. rare
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [adjective]
leaping?a1400
jumping1567
saltant1601
vaultinga1616
salient1646
saltitant1654
springing1658
boundinga1667
saltating1852
upleaping1867
1852 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Crustacea Pt. II ii. 1180 The species of Cyclops swim..with a saltating motion.
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