Term: saltation: (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: hypersplenism: enlarged spleen and a decrease in one or more types of blood cells; associated with many disorders → 0
Candidate hypernym: akinesis: motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis → 0
Candidate hypernym: apodiform bird: nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight → 0
Candidate hypernym: segregationism: a political orientation favoring political or racial segregation → 0
Candidate hypernym: perfumery: an establishment where perfumes are made → 0
Candidate hypernym: scammony: resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia → 0
Candidate hypernym: defibrillation: treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator) → 0
Candidate hypernym: dicranum: type genus of Dicranaceae → 0
Candidate hypernym: gramineae: the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane → 0
Candidate hypernym: exclamation: an abrupt excited utterance → 0