saltation vs pas de deux

pas de deux vs saltation

saltation and pas de deux both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saltation	Yes	No	No	No
pas de deux	Yes	No	No	No

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

saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
pas de deux: (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, duet, pas de trois, pas de quatre, social dancing, mambo, ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing, dab, dabbing, kagura.

saltation (noun)	pas de deux (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
(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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