undulation

English

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Etymology

From Latin undulatio

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

undulation (plural undulations)

1. an instance or act of undulating
2. a wavy appearance or outline; waviness
3. (music) a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string
4. a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
5. a wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation

Derived terms

• undulationist

Translations

instance or act

• Polish: zafalowanie (pl) n

a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string

appearance or outline

• Polish: falistość (pl) f

• Russian: волнистость (ru) (volnistostʹ) f

a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall

• Maori: rainga (mi)
• Russian: волнистость (ru) (volnistostʹ) f, неровность (ru) (nerovnostʹ) f поверхности (ru) (poverxnosti) f

wavelike motion

• Polish: falowanie (pl) n
• Slovene: valovanje (sl) n

References

• undulation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913