2 example sentences using saltation.
Saltation used in a sentence
Saltation in a sentence as a noun
One measurement where video might be valuable is measuring the saltation threshold, or the wind speed at which grains begin to move, of the surface using rotor downwash.
If avalanches can behave like a fluid due to a saltation layer, and saltation can happen to sand particles in wind, then couldn't the streaks be caused by sand/wind instead of water?Any geologists reading that could offer an opinion?
Saltation definitions
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
an abrupt transition; "a successful leap from college to the major leagues"
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
See also: dancing dance terpsichore