undular

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Etymology

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Surface analysis Latin undula +‎ -ar. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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undular (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of a moving wave
    • 2016, Mats K. Brun, Henrik Kalisch, “Convective Wave Breaking in the KdV Equation”, in arXiv‎[1]:
      This breaking criterion can also be applied to time-dependent situations, and one case of interest is the development of an undular bore created by an influx at a lateral boundary.
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