undulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An instance or act of undulating.
But the next undulation would raise us, showing the island ablaze in the sunlight, an emerald of dazzling beauty resting lightly on the bosom of the sea.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 77:
- (countable, uncountable) A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- (countable, uncountable) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (35)
ota طالغه (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · sl valovanje (wavelike motion) · sv böljegång (wavelike motion) · fi aaltomaisuus (a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string) · bg вълнистост (appearance or outline) · mi rainga (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · es ondulación (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · ota موج (wavelike motion) · ota موج (instance or act) · es ondulación (instance or act) · sv vågrörelse (wavelike motion) · ota طالغه (instance or act) · fi aaltoilu (wavelike motion) · ota طالغه (appearance or outline) · ota موج (appearance or outline) · pl zafalowanie (instance or act) · ru волнистость (appearance or outline) · fi aaltomaisuus (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · es undulación (instance or act) · es ondulación (wavelike motion) · ru волнистость (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · ota موج (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · pl falowanie (wavelike motion) · bg вълнообразно движение (wavelike motion) · ro ondulație (instance or act) · sv vågformighet (appearance or outline) · ru неро́вность f поверхности (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · ota طالغه (wavelike motion) · bg вълнение (instance or act) · sv vågsvall (wavelike motion) · fi aaltoilu (instance or act) · sv vågformighet (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall) · es ondulación (appearance or outline) · pl falistość (appearance or outline) · eo ondado (instance or act)