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 Definitions of undulate  [ˈʌn dʒə lənt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də-]  

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Definition of 'undulate' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) undulate
to move with a wavelike motion, as with a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side movement.

2.  undulate
to have a wavy form or surface.

3.  undulate
(of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch:
a siren undulating in the distance.

4. (v.t.) undulate
to cause to move in waves.

5.  undulate
to give a wavy form to.

6. (adj.) undulate
Also, undu&syl;lated. having a wavelike form or surface; wavy.

Etymology:  (1650–60; < L undulātus wavy)

Definition of 'undulate' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) undulate
having a wavy margin and rippled surface

2. (verb) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
stir up (water) so as to form ripples

3. (verb) roll, undulate
occur in soft rounded shapes
"The hills rolled past"

4. (verb) roll, undulate, flap, wave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

5. (verb) undulate
increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
"The singer's voice undulated"


Definition of 'undulate' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) undulate
same as Undulated

2. (verb) undulate
to cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate

3. (verb) undulate
to move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air



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