saltatory
/ˈsæl.tə.tɔːr.i/
adjective
- Relating to or involving leaping or jumping.
- The kangaroo's saltatory locomotion is efficient for covering long distances.
- The frog's saltatory movements helped it escape the predator.
- In dance class, we practiced saltatory steps that required quick jumps.
- Proceeding by abrupt leaps or jumps rather than by smooth, continuous change.
- The disease showed a saltatory progression, with sudden worsening followed by plateaus.
- The saltatory pattern of the stock market made investors nervous.
- Scientific progress is often saltatory, with sudden breakthroughs after long periods of stability.
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