slam dance vs saltation

saltation vs slam dance

slam dance and saltation both are nouns.

slam dance is a verb but saltation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slam dance	Yes	No	Yes	No
saltation	Yes	No	No	No

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

slam dance: a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock
saltation: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Other hypernyms of slam dance include dance, dancing, terpsichore.

slam dance (noun)	saltation (noun)
a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock	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

slam dance (verb)	saltation (verb)
dance the slam dance

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