saltus
/ˈsaltəs
/noun literary
A sudden transition; a breach of continuity.The order of the rings is suddenly altered by half an order: the rings become faint, then there is a saltus of half an order in the colours.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'leap'.
- folkways
- folkweave
- folk wisdom
- folky
- follicle
- follicle mite
- follicle-stimulating hormone
- follicular
- follicularly
- folliculate
- folliculated
- folliculitis
- Follies
- follis
- follow
- followee
- follower
- followership
- following
- follow in someone's footsteps
- follow-my-leader
- follow on
- follow one's nose
- follow (or tread) in someone's footsteps
- follow (or tread) in someone's steps