transilient
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Origin of transilient
1805–15; < Latin trānsilient- (stem of trānsiliēns ), present participle of trānsilīre to leap across, equivalent to trāns- trans- + -sili- (combining form of salīre to leap) + -ent- -ent
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The occurrence of saltatory, transilient, or discontinuous variations or mutations.33.I.e.,
From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf
Such words as "freaks" and "sports" express a truth, suggested by Mr Galton's phrase "transilient variations," that organisms may pass with seeming abruptness from one form of equilibrium to another.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
It seems likely that the transilient advance was in the direction of increased cerebral complexity, associated with greater freedom of speech, and a strengthened sense of kinship.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
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