saltatory : Idioms & Phrases
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. SeeSaltation .recently revived as "punctuated equilibrium"
Webster 1913
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.
