saltatory

adjective

sal·​ta·​to·​ry ˈsal-tə-ˌtȯr-ē  ˈsȯl- 

1

archaic : of or relating to dancing

2

: proceeding by leaps rather than by gradual transitions : discontinuous

Word History

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for saltatory

• allegory
• amatory
• auditory
• category
• clerestory
• crematory
• desultory
• dilatory
• dormitory
• excretory
• extempore
• feudatory

Medical Definition

saltatory

adjective

sal·​ta·​to·​ry ˈsal-tə-ˌtōr-ē  ˈsȯl- 

-ˌtȯr-

: proceeding by leaps rather than by gradual transitions

saltatory conduction of impulses in myelinated nerve fibers