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noun
1.
an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
2.
a wavy form or outline.
3.
one of a series of wavelike bends, curves, or elevations.
4.
Physics.
a.
a wave.
b.
the motion of waves.
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Undulation
is always a great word to know.
So is wavelength. Does it mean:
| the distance measured by the propagation of a wave between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation |
| a progressive disturbance propagated in a medium without progress or advance by the points themselves, as in the transmission of sound or light |
Example Sentences
- The top edge is a triumph of undulation and its handle a swirl of curling leaves and clever loops.
- She demonstrated a snakelike undulation of the arms and upper body called the cobra.
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undulation
1640s, from M.L. *undulatio, from L.L. undulatus "wavy, undulated," from undula "wavelet," dim. of L. unda "wave" (see water).
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