Undulation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Undulation is a noun meaning An instance or act of undulating.
Meaning
An instance or act of undulating.
More Meanings
- A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- (music) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- (medicine, dated) A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.
- (medicine, dated) The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- undulations
Synonyms for undulation
Depending on context, synonyms include wave.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wave, geoidal, geoid, volutation, wobulation, wiggling.
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