saltation vs leaping

saltation and leaping both are nouns.

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

As nouns, saltation and leaping are synonyms defined as:

saltation and leaping: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

Other synonyms of saltation include bounce, bound, leap, spring.

saltation (noun)	leaping (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
(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