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saltatory

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sal′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sal•ta•to•ry  (sal′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to or adapted for saltation.
  2. proceeding by abrupt movements.
  • Latin saltātōrius, equivalent. to saltā(re) to dance + -tōrius -tory1
  • 1615–25

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sal•ta•to•ri•al  (sal′tə tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologypertaining to saltation.
  2. Zoologycharacterized by or adapted for leaping.
  • saltatory + -al1 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
saltatorial /ˌsæltəˈtɔːrɪəl/, saltatorious /ˌsæltəˈtɔːrɪəs/, saltatory /ˈsæltəˌtɔːrɪ/ adj
  1. specialized for or characterized by jumping: the saltatorial legs of a grasshopper
  2. of or relating to saltation
Etymology: 17th Century saltatory, from Latin saltātōrius concerning dancing, from saltātor a dancer; see saltant
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