saltation

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A leap, jump or dance.
2. noun The act of jumping, or hopping, using all legs simultaneously (although the contribution to motion is typically made chiefly by the hind legs).
3. noun Beating or palpitation.

   the saltation of the great artery

4. noun A sudden change from one generation to the next; a mutation.
5. noun Any abrupt transition.
6. noun The transport of loose particles by a fluid (such as wind or flowing water).

Similar words

leap jump flyer sprunt bounding ramp outleap caper upspring plunge

Often followed by

and is of velocity in layer or load population

Word family

saltations