Saltus may refer to:
People
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Edgar Saltus (1855–1921), American writer known for his highly refined prose style
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Francis Saltus Saltus (1849–1889), American poet
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Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War
Latin
*The Latin word ''saltus'' (pl. ''saltūs'') meaning "leap," as in:
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Natura non facit saltus
''Natura non facit saltus'' Alexander Baumgarten, ''Metaphysics: A Critical Translation with Kant's Elucidations'', Translated and Edited by Courtney D. Fugate and John Hymers, Bloomsbury, 2013, "Preface of the Third Edition (1750)"p. 79 n. d " a ...
("nature does not make jumps"), a principle of natural philosophy; hence in scientific usage:
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Saltation (biology)
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Saltation (geology)
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Saltatory conduction
** ''Saltus lunae'', a "leap of the moon" in Christian calendar computation; see
computus
As a moveable feast, the date of Easter is determined in each year through a calculation known as – often simply ''Computus'' – or as paschalion particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after th ...
**See also
Sault, a pre-17th century French form meaning "falls" derived from Latin ''saltus'', found in many place names
* ''Saltus'' meaning "wooded area" or "wilderness," as in:
**''Saltus Teutoburgiensis'' or
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest ( ; ) is a range of low, forested hills in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Until the 17th century, the official name of the hill ridge was Osning. It was first renamed the ''Teutoburg Forest'' ...
**''Hercynius saltus'', one of the Latin names for the
Hercynian Forest
The Hercynian Forest was an ancient and dense forest that stretched across Western Central Europe, from North French Scarplands, Northeastern France to the Carpathian Mountains, including most of Southern Germany, though its boundaries are a mat ...
**''Carbonarius saltus'' or
Silva Carbonaria
Silva Carbonaria, the "charcoal forest", was the dense old-growth forest of beech and oak that formed a natural boundary during the Late Iron Age through Roman times into the Early Middle Ages across what is now western Wallonia. The Silva Carbo ...
, the "charcoal forest" in Belgium
**''Saltus Vasconum'', a Roman term for territory inhabited by the
Vascones or ancient Basques
**''Saltus Tariotarum''; see
Tariotes
* ''Saltus'', a unit of area equal to about 200 ha or 500 acres; see
Places, schools, and businesses
* Saltus, a Byzantine name for
Salt, Jordan
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Saltus, California, a
town in San Bernardino County, California
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Saltus Grammar School, in Pembroke Parish, Bermuda
* Saltus Island, an
island of Bermuda
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Saltus Grocery Store, in Burlington, Vermont
Zoology
*''Amblyseius saltus'', a species of mite in the family ''
Amblyseius''
* ''
Lysiteles saltus'', a species of spider in the genus ''
Lysiteles''
* ''Aprostocetus saltus'', a species of insect in the genus ''
Aprostocetus''
Other
* Saltus Award, awarded by the American Numismatic Society; see
List of Saltus Award winners
* A type of
wrench
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