saltation vs natural action

natural action vs saltation

saltation and natural action both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of saltation include action, activity, natural process.

saltation (noun)	natural action (noun)
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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

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