Look up: SALTATION

1. saltation
   A mutation occurring in the asexual state of fungal growth, especially one occurring in culture.
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2. Saltation
   A term used to describe the movement of a particle being transported by wind or water which is too heavy to remain in suspension. The particle is rolled forward by the current, generates lift and rises, loses the forward momentum supplying the lift and settles to the floor, where the process is repe...
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3. Saltation
   A mutation within a fungal isolate known to be a pure genotype; dissociation.
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4. saltation
   [n] - (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface 2. [n] - a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
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5. saltation
   wind erosion by short jumps from unprotected surface Category: The cosmos
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6. Saltation
   Sal·ta'tion noun [ Latin saltatio : confer French saltation .] 1. A leaping or jumping. « Continued his saltation without pause.» Sir W. Scott. 2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation...
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7. saltation
   1. A leaping or jumping. 'Continued his saltation without pause.' (Sir W. Scott) ... 2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery. ... 3. <biology> An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new r...
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8. saltation
   noun a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
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9. saltation
   noun (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
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10. saltation
    (sal-ta´shәn) the action of leaping. the dancing that sometimes accompanies chorea. conduction along myelinated nerves. in genetics, a dramatic and abrupt inherited change in the phenotype of an organism due to a mutation. adj., sal´tatory., adj.
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11. Saltation
    • (n.) A leaping or jumping. • (n.) Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery. • (n.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races.
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12. saltation
    (from the article `locomotion`) The locomotor pattern of saltation (hopping) is confined mainly to kangaroos, anurans (tailless amphibians), rabbits, and some groups of rodents in ... ...almost as wide as the body, and a short trunk that, aside from the sacral area, is inflexible. Long, powerful hindlimbs propel the fused head and ... ...
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13. saltation
    (from the article `sand dune`) Most of the sand carried by the wind moves as a mass of jumping (saltating) grains; coarser particles move slowly along the surface as creep and are ...
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14. saltation
    saltation 1. Leaping or jumping, or a sudden jump or leap. 2. Development or transition that takes place in jumps or leaps. 3. The abrupt evolutionary development of a new species or property, especially as a result of genetic mutation. 4. The transportation of particles of soil or sand in the wind...
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15. Saltation
    Transport of sediment initiated by moving air or water where particles move from a resting surface to the transport medium in quick continuous repeated cycles.
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16. saltation
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sal-tā′shŭn Definitions: 1. A dancing or leaping, as in a disease (chorea) or physiologic function (saltatory conduction).
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17. saltation
    (earth science) In earth science, bouncing of rock particles along a river bed. It is the means by which bedload (material that is too heavy to be carried in suspension) is transported downstream. The term is also used to describe the movement of sand particles bounced along by the wind
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18. Saltation
    (biology) In biology, `saltation` (from Latin, saltus, "leap") is a sudden change from one generation to the next, that is large, or very large, in comparison with the usual variation of an organism. The term is used for occasionally hypothesized, nongradual changes (especial...
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19. Saltation
    (geology) :For definition, and other use disambiguation, see Saltation In geology, `saltation` (from Latin, saltus, "leap") is a specific type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water. It occurs when loose material is removed from a bed and carried by the ...
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