jump vs saltation

jump and saltation both are nouns.

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

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

Other hyponyms of jump include header, hop, bounce, bound, leap, leaping, spring, hurdle, vault, jumping up and down, capriole.

As nouns, jump and saltation are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of jump include leap.

jump (noun)	saltation (noun)
the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
a sudden involuntary movement	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
descent with a parachute	(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species
(film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another	an abrupt transition
an abrupt transition	(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface
a sudden and decisive increase

jump (verb)	saltation (verb)
increase suddenly and significantly
rise in rank or status
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
pass abruptly from one state or topic to another
bypass
make a sudden physical attack on
enter eagerly into
move forward by leaps and bounds
cause to jump or leap
move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
run off or leave the rails
start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery
jump down from an elevated point
jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute
be highly noticeable