saltation vs duet

duet vs saltation

saltation and duet both are nouns.

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

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

saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
duet: (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

Other hyponyms of saltation include adagio, break dance, break dancing, courante, nauch, nautch, nautch dance, pavan, pavane, phrase, saraband, skank, slam dance, slam dancing, hoofing, step dancing, toe dance, toe dancing, choreography, stage dancing, pas seul, variation, pas de deux, pas de trois, pas de quatre, social dancing, mambo, ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing, dab, dabbing, kagura.

saltation (noun)	duet (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music	a musical composition for two performers
(genetics) a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species	a pair who associate with one another
an abrupt transition	two performers or singers who perform together
(geology) the leaping movement of sand or soil particles as they are transported in a fluid medium over an uneven surface	two items of the same kind

Difference between saltation and duet

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