saltatory

saltatory
Synonyms and related words:
anabatic, ascendant, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, bouncing, bounding, climbing, convulsive, eclamptic, fidgety, fitful, hopping, in the ascendant, jerking, jerky, jiggety, jumping, jumpy, leaping, mounting, orgasmic, prancing, rampant, rearing, rising, saltant, saltatorial, scandent, scansorial, skipping, skyrocketing, spasmodic, spastic, spiraling, springing, twitchety, twitching, twitchy, uparching, upcoming, upgoing, upgrade, uphill, uphillward, uprising, upsloping, upward, upwith, vellicative

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  • Saltatory — Sal ta*to ry, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and cf. {Saltire}.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the transmutation… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saltatory — [sal′tə tôr΄ē] adj. [L saltatorius < pp. of saltare: see SALTANT] 1. of, characterized by, or adapted for leaping or dancing 2. proceeding by abrupt movements or changing by sudden variation …   English World dictionary

  • saltatory — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtōrē adjective Etymology: Latin saltatorius, from saltatus + orius ory 1. : of or relating to dancing the saltatory art 2. : characterized by movement in leaps and bounds saltatory thinking saltatory insects …   Useful english dictionary

  • saltatory — Pertaining to, or characterized by, saltation. * * * sal·ta·to·ry sal tə .tōr ē, sȯl , .tȯr adj proceeding by leaps rather than by gradual transitions <saltatory conduction of impulses in myelinated nerve fibers> * * * sal·ta·to·ry… …   Medical dictionary

  • Saltatory evolution — Saltatory Sal ta*to ry, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and cf. {Saltire}.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Saltatory spasm — Saltatory Sal ta*to ry, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and cf. {Saltire}.] Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping or dancing. [1913 Webster] {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which holds that the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saltatory replication — saltatory replication. См. скачкообразная репликация. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Saltatory conduction — For Saltation definition, and other use disambiguation, see Saltation Saltatory conduction (from the Latin saltare , to hop or leap) is a means by which action potentials are transmitted along myelinated nerve fibers.MechanismBecause the… …   Wikipedia

  • saltatory spasm — clonic spasm of the muscles of the lower limbs, producing a peculiar jumping or springing motion, seen in conditions such as Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, saltatory chorea, and the jumping diseases. Called also Bamberger disease, dancing spasm …   Medical dictionary

  • saltatory chorea — any chorea, such as Sydenham chorea, that involves involuntary jumping or dancing movements. See also saltatory spasm, under spasm …   Medical dictionary

  • saltatory — adjective Date: 1656 1. archaic of or relating to dancing 2. proceeding by leaps rather than by gradual transitions ; discontinuous …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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