Category:Saltatory

Sal"ta*to"ry, a. Etym: [l. saltatorius. See saltant, and cf. Saltire.]

Defn: 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.