dab vs saltation

saltation vs dab

dab and saltation both are nouns.

dab is a verb but saltation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, saltation is a hypernym of dab; that is, saltation is a word with a broader meaning than dab:

dab: a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Other hypernyms of dab include dance, dancing, terpsichore.

dab (noun)	saltation (noun)
a light touch or stroke	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
a small quantity of something moist or liquid	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
	an abrupt transition
	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface

dab (verb)	saltation (verb)
to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
hit lightly
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing

Difference between dab and saltation

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