undulate

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin undulātus (undulated), from *undula (small wave), diminutive of Latin unda (wave).

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to undulate

Third person singular
undulates

Simple past
undulated

Past participle
undulated

Present participle
undulating

to undulate (third-person singular simple present undulates, present participle undulating, simple past and past participle undulated)

  1. (transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
  2. (transitive) To cause to resemble a wave
  3. (intransitive) To move in wavelike motions.
  4. (intransitive) To appear wavelike.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Adjective

undulate

  1. Wavy in appearance or form.
  2. Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
  3. (botany, of a margin) Winding up and down gradually relative to the blade.