undulation

[ uhn-juh-ley-shuhn, uhn-dyuh-, -duh- ]

/ ˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də- /

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noun

an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.

a wavy form or outline.

one of a series of wavelike bends, curves, or elevations.

Physics.

a wave.
the motion of waves.

Origin of undulation

First recorded in 1640–50; undul(ate) + -ation

Words nearby undulation

undulant, undulant fever, undulate, undulating membrane, undulating pulse, undulation, undulatory, undulatory theory, undulatus, unduly, undying

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Example sentences from the Web for undulation

Growth stretches for miles, without ever a hint of undulation.
The Personality of American Cities|Edward Hungerford
The sea has three kinds of motion: the first is that undulation which is occasioned by the wind.
The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World|Thomas Wood
And of undulation itself, there are all manner of visible conditions, which are not true conditions.
The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century|John Ruskin
It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to me to move progressively by undulation up and down.
Mythical Monsters|Charles Gould

The undulation of the waves after a gale; long hollow-jawed sea; ground-swell.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for undulation

undulation

/ (ˌʌndjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act or an instance of undulating

any wave or wavelike form, line, etc

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单词	undulation
释义	undulation [ uhn-juh-ley-shuhn, uhn-dyuh-, -duh- ] / ˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR undulation ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act of undulating; a wavelike motion. a wavy form or outline. one of a series of wavelike bends, curves, or elevations. Physics. a wave. the motion of waves. Origin of undulation First recorded in 1640–50; undul(ate) + -ation Words nearby undulation undulant, undulant fever, undulate, undulating membrane, undulating pulse, undulation, undulatory, undulatory theory, undulatus, unduly, undying Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for undulation Growth stretches for miles, without ever a hint of undulation. The Personality of American Cities\|Edward Hungerford The sea has three kinds of motion: the first is that undulation which is occasioned by the wind. The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World\|Thomas Wood And of undulation itself, there are all manner of visible conditions, which are not true conditions. The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century\|John Ruskin It had no fins that I could perceive, and seemed to me to move progressively by undulation up and down. Mythical Monsters\|Charles Gould The undulation of the waves after a gale; long hollow-jawed sea; ground-swell. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for undulation undulation / (ˌʌndjʊˈleɪʃən) / noun the act or an instance of undulating any wave or wavelike form, line, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to undulation fluctuation, sway, roll, waviness
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undulation

noun

Origin of undulation

Words nearby undulation

Example sentences from the Web for undulation

British Dictionary definitions for undulation

noun

Words related to undulation