action vs saltation

saltation vs action

action and saltation both are nouns.

action is a verb but saltation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
action	Yes	No	Yes	No
saltation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, saltation is a hyponym of action; that is, saltation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:

action: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
saltation: (geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

Other hyponyms of action include radiation, absorption, acidification, adiabatic process, aeration, antiredeposition, capture, capture, centrifugation, chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, chromatography, concretion, condensation, convection, clotting, coagulation, curdling, decay, demagnetisation, demagnetization, desorption, diffusion, disintegration, dissolution, distillation, distillment, drift, effervescence, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, electrophoresis, ionophoresis, ecesis, establishment, extinction, extraction, feedback, filtration, flocculation, flow, formation, fossilisation, fossilization, geologic process, geological process, curing, hardening, set, solidification, solidifying, inactivation, ion exchange, ionisation, ionization, leach, leaching, magnetic induction, magnetisation, magnetization, materialisation, materialization, nuclear reaction, opacification, oscillation, oxygenation, pair creation, pair formation, pair production, phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change, precession of the equinoxes, release, scattering, sericulture, sink, soak, soakage, soaking, softening, sorption, source, rigidification, rigidifying, stiffening, stimulation, ecological succession, succession, natural selection, selection, survival, survival of the fittest, synergism, synergy, temperature change, transduction, transpiration, vitrification.

action (noun)	saltation (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
something done (usually as opposed to something said)	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
a military engagement	an abrupt transition
an act by a government body or supranational organization	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges).
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active

action (verb)	saltation (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

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