undulateadj.

/ˈʌndjʊlət/

Etymology: < Latin undulātus diversified as with waves, < unda wave. Compare Spanish undulado, French ondulé.

1. Furnished with wave-like markings.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > curves or spirals

waved1547

water-waved1599

scrolled1603

undulate1658

undulated1664

vermiculated1707

gadrooned1726

scrolling1936

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Undulate, Chamolet wrought, or painted like waves.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A6^v The cramp-fish,..raie undulate and oculate.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Undulate, or Undulated, made in fashion of Waves, as watered Stuffs and the Grain of Wainscot.

2. Botany and Zoology. = undulated adj. 1.Also in combinations, as undulate-convex, undulate-serrate, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > waved

undulate1760

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > folded, pleated, or wavy

plicated1683

plicate1760

undulate1760

gyrose1836

a.Bot.

1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xii. 28 Undulate, waved, as in Gloriosa.

1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 91 Leaves..entire, but undulate and irregular on the margin.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 305 Margins cartilaginous and undulate when dry.

b.Zool.1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 290 Undulate,..when fasciæ, strigæ, lines, &c. curve into alternate sinuses resembling the rise and fall of waves.1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 293 Undulate,..when the surface rises and falls obtusely, not in angles.1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 167 Surface a little undulate.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

undulatev.

Brit.

/ˈʌndjᵿleɪt/,

/ˈʌndʒᵿleɪt/, U.S.

/ˈəndʒəˌleɪt/,

/ˈəndjəˌleɪt/

Etymology: < Latin type *undulāt- (compare undulate adj.), participial stem of *undulāre, < unda. Compare Spanish undular, Portuguese ondular, Italian ondulare, French onduler.

a. intransitive. To move in, or after the manner of, waves; to have a wave-like motion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (intransitive)] > undulate

roll1565

billow1628

undulate1664

wave1667

pother1817

boil1882

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 69 The former Experiment of the Snail,..whose Animal Spirits never begin to undulate till she begin to move.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To Undulate, to roll as waves do.

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 41 The..swallow is continually skimming along their surface, undulating like the waters of a lake.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Let. to — in Posthumous Poems (1824) 63 The ripe corn under the undulating air Undulates like an ocean.

1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ix. 253 The water undulates, the land vibrates.

b. transferred. Of sound, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > wave-like motion

undulate1770

ripple1816

the world > matter > light > shine [verb (intransitive)] > move in specific way

undulate1819

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) V. xvii. 346 An universal Shout..followed and undulated after our Company.

1785 W. Cowper Task i. 175 Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear.

1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 44 The light serene Of smiles, whose lustre bright and soft Beneath lay undulating there.

c. To float on waves. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > move freely on surface > on waves

fluttera1000

wave1606

undulate1813

1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Horace in London i. iii. 24 He undulates on Ocean's swell.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xix. 246 She undulated upon the thin notes [of the harp] as upon billows.

2. transitive.

a. To cause to move, esp. to rise and fall, after the manner of waves.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (transitive)] > cause to rise and fall or undulate

enwave1610

heave1612

undulate1669

fluctuate1850

oozle1934

1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 47 It may very well be, that Breath vocalized, i.e. vibrated or undulated, may in a different manner affect the Lips.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Hot-bath Like a Fomentation, which..by gently shaking and undulating the Fibres, helps forwards those animal Motions.

1865 Intellect. Observer Sept. 84 A snail-leech..attaching its suckers to the glass vessel in which it is confined, and..undulating the intervening portion of the body.

1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 135 The first dancing of all Ghawâzi is simply moving about to the music and undulating the body.

b. To invest with the form or appearance of a wavy or rippling surface.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > make uneven [verb (transitive)] > invest with undulating form

undulate1730

1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 351 The red..and yellow Coverings of the Theatre, reflected back on the Assembly of Spectators,..undulating the whole with their Colours.

1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. 419 The body is obliquely undulated by twelve lines of the same colour.

1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar I. 216 It is for man to build mountains, when nature has not undulated the surface of the earth.

a. intransitive. To present a wavy surface or outline.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > be or become uneven [verb (intransitive)] > be undulating

wave1789

undulate1833

1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 255 The vast plain undulates in hills and valleys.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 149 There is not one of the arches the same in height as another; their tops undulate all along the wall.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 21 A..masculine face, with rich brown hair..undulating beside each cheek.

b. To have the effect of waves to the eye.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > be or become uneven [verb (intransitive)] > be undulating > appear to

undulate1888

1888 H. W. Parker Spirit of Beauty 220 Silks of changing hues that undulate like a purple sunset on a billowy sea.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	undulate
释义	undulateadj. /ˈʌndjʊlət/ Etymology: < Latin undulātus diversified as with waves, < unda wave. Compare Spanish undulado, French ondulé. 1. Furnished with wave-like markings. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > curves or spirals waved1547 water-waved1599 scrolled1603 undulate1658 undulated1664 vermiculated1707 gadrooned1726 scrolling1936 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Undulate, Chamolet wrought, or painted like waves. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. A6^v The cramp-fish,..raie undulate and oculate. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Undulate, or Undulated, made in fashion of Waves, as watered Stuffs and the Grain of Wainscot. 2. Botany and Zoology. = undulated adj. 1.Also in combinations, as undulate-convex, undulate-serrate, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > waved undulate1760 the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adjective] > folded, pleated, or wavy plicated1683 plicate1760 undulate1760 gyrose1836 a.Bot. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. i. xii. 28 Undulate, waved, as in Gloriosa. 1821 W. P. C. Barton Flora N. Amer. (new ed.) I. 91 Leaves..entire, but undulate and irregular on the margin. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 305 Margins cartilaginous and undulate when dry. b.Zool.1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 290 Undulate,..when fasciæ, strigæ, lines, &c. curve into alternate sinuses resembling the rise and fall of waves.1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. 293 Undulate,..when the surface rises and falls obtusely, not in angles.1846 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes 167 Surface a little undulate. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). undulatev. Brit. /ˈʌndjᵿleɪt/, /ˈʌndʒᵿleɪt/, U.S. /ˈəndʒəˌleɪt/, /ˈəndjəˌleɪt/ Etymology: < Latin type undulāt- (compare undulate adj.), participial stem of undulāre, < unda. Compare Spanish undular, Portuguese ondular, Italian ondulare, French onduler. 1. a. intransitive. To move in, or after the manner of, waves; to have a wave-like motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (intransitive)] > undulate roll1565 billow1628 undulate1664 wave1667 pother1817 boil1882 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 69 The former Experiment of the Snail,..whose Animal Spirits never begin to undulate till she begin to move. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. To Undulate, to roll as waves do. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 41 The..swallow is continually skimming along their surface, undulating like the waters of a lake. a1822 P. B. Shelley Let. to — in Posthumous Poems (1824) 63 The ripe corn under the undulating air Undulates like an ocean. 1869 J. Phillips Vesuvius ix. 253 The water undulates, the land vibrates. b. transferred. Of sound, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > thing heard > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > wave-like motion undulate1770 ripple1816 the world > matter > light > shine [verb (intransitive)] > move in specific way undulate1819 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) V. xvii. 346 An universal Shout..followed and undulated after our Company. 1785 W. Cowper Task i. 175 Tall spire, from which the sound of cheerful bells Just undulates upon the list'ning ear. 1819 P. B. Shelley Rosalind & Helen 44 The light serene Of smiles, whose lustre bright and soft Beneath lay undulating there. c. To float on waves. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > moving with current of air or water > movement in or on water > move in or on water [verb (intransitive)] > move freely on surface > on waves fluttera1000 wave1606 undulate1813 1813 H. Smith & J. Smith Horace in London i. iii. 24 He undulates on Ocean's swell. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. xix. 246 She undulated upon the thin notes [of the harp] as upon billows. 2. transitive. a. To cause to move, esp. to rise and fall, after the manner of waves. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > move to and fro or up and down [verb (transitive)] > cause to rise and fall or undulate enwave1610 heave1612 undulate1669 fluctuate1850 oozle1934 1669 W. Holder Elem. Speech 47 It may very well be, that Breath vocalized, i.e. vibrated or undulated, may in a different manner affect the Lips. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Hot-bath Like a Fomentation, which..by gently shaking and undulating the Fibres, helps forwards those animal Motions. 1865 Intellect. Observer Sept. 84 A snail-leech..attaching its suckers to the glass vessel in which it is confined, and..undulating the intervening portion of the body. 1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 135 The first dancing of all Ghawâzi is simply moving about to the music and undulating the body. b. To invest with the form or appearance of a wavy or rippling surface. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > make uneven [verb (transitive)] > invest with undulating form undulate1730 1730 A. Gordon tr. F. S. Maffei Compl. Hist. Anc. Amphitheatres 351 The red..and yellow Coverings of the Theatre, reflected back on the Assembly of Spectators,..undulating the whole with their Colours. 1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. 419 The body is obliquely undulated by twelve lines of the same colour. 1843 tr. A. L. L. de Custine Empire of Czar I. 216 It is for man to build mountains, when nature has not undulated the surface of the earth. 3. a. intransitive. To present a wavy surface or outline. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > be or become uneven [verb (intransitive)] > be undulating wave1789 undulate1833 1833 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Loire 255 The vast plain undulates in hills and valleys. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. v. 149 There is not one of the arches the same in height as another; their tops undulate all along the wall. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. i. 21 A..masculine face, with rich brown hair..undulating beside each cheek. b. To have the effect of waves to the eye. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > be or become uneven [verb (intransitive)] > be undulating > appear to undulate1888 1888 H. W. Parker Spirit of Beauty 220 Silks of changing hues that undulate like a purple sunset on a billowy sea. 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