Meanings
verbsaltate (third-person singular simple present saltates, present participle saltating, simple past and past participle saltated)
present singular third person saltates · participle present saltating · participle past saltated · past saltated
- intransitivegeographyTo move by being lifted by wind or water and carried a short distance before being redeposited, possibly multiple times.
saltate grains
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saltate particles
to saltate freely over a surface, a relatively small concentration (p>0.9) of particles assures undisturbed trajectories for individual particles
1979, Charles Edward Chapin, Wolfgang E. Elston, Ash-flow Tuffs
Origin
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saltate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltate
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“saltate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “saltate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/saltate.
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