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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Saltatory

· Sal·ta·to·ry · IPA /ˈsæltəˌtɔɹi/
01 a. Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.
  1. 1.
    Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing.
Phrases & compounds
Saltatory evolution — a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation of species is not always gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked variations. See Saltation.
Saltatory spasm — an affection in which pressure of the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping and jumping.