saltation

noun

sal·ta·tion sal-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce saltation (audio)

sȯl-

: the action or process of leaping or jumping

: dance

: the origin of a new species or a higher taxon in essentially a single evolutionary step that in some especially former theories is held to be due to a major mutation compare darwinism, neo-darwinism, punctuated equilibrium

: mutation

—used especially of bacteria and fungi

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Saltation comes from Latin, deriving ultimately from the verb salire, meaning "to leap." Etymologists think it meant "leap" or "jump" when it was first used in English, too, but documented evidence of early use in that sense is scarce. Instead, the oldest manuscripts containing the word (which date from the 1620s) show it used as a synonym of "dancing." The first recorded incidence of the "leaping" sense dates from 1646, when British physician and author Sir Thomas Browne used it in an entomological context: "Locusts ... being ordained for saltation, their hinder legs doe far exceed the other." The word made the leap to evolutionary theory in the late 19th century.

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释义	saltation noun sal·ta·tion sal-ˈtā-shən sȯl- 1 a : the action or process of leaping or jumping b : dance 2 a : the origin of a new species or a higher taxon in essentially a single evolutionary step that in some especially former theories is held to be due to a major mutation compare darwinism, neo-darwinism, punctuated equilibrium b : mutation —used especially of bacteria and fungi Did you know? Saltation comes from Latin, deriving ultimately from the verb salire, meaning "to leap." Etymologists think it meant "leap" or "jump" when it was first used in English, too, but documented evidence of early use in that sense is scarce. Instead, the oldest manuscripts containing the word (which date from the 1620s) show it used as a synonym of "dancing." The first recorded incidence of the "leaping" sense dates from 1646, when British physician and author Sir Thomas Browne used it in an entomological context: "Locusts ... being ordained for saltation, their hinder legs doe far exceed the other." The word made the leap to evolutionary theory in the late 19th century. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The temperature gradients in the granular ice layer, caused by solar radiation, also play an important role in the onset of the saltation process [movement of particles over an uneven surface]. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 May 2018 Word History Etymology Latin saltation-, saltatio, from saltare to leap, dance, frequentative of salire to leap — more at sally First Known Use 1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition saltation noun sal·ta·tion sal-ˈtā-shən sȯl- 1 : the origin of a new species or a higher taxon in essentially a single evolutionary step that in some especially former theories is held to be due to macromutation 2 : mutation —used especially of bacteria and fungi
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saltation

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