Definitions for: Saltatory

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Saltatory evolution (Biol.), 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 (Med.), 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. --J. Ross.

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