άλμα — meaning in English

English meaning

• bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
• jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
• leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.

Senses

άλμα is used for these senses in English:

• bound A sizeable jump, great leap.
• jump (mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

bound — full definition

1. adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
2. adj Heading toward a particular place.
3. adj Certain or very likely to happen.
4. noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
5. verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.

jump — full definition

1. verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
2. verb To increase suddenly and sharply.
3. verb To react with a sudden, involuntary start, usually from fright or surprise.
4. noun An act of jumping, or a sudden increase.

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