Definitions for undulationˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•du•la•tionˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də-(n.)
the act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
a wavy form or outline.
a wavelike bend or curve.
Physics. a wave. the motion of waves.
Category: Physics
Origin of undulation:
1640–50
Princeton's WordNet
wave, undulation(noun)
an undulating curve
undulation(noun)
wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
wave, undulation(noun)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Wiktionary
undulation(Noun)
an instance or act of undulating
undulation(Noun)
a wavy appearance or outline; waviness
undulation(Noun)
a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string
undulation(Noun)
a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
undulation(Noun)
a wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation
Origin: From Latin undulatio
Webster Dictionary
Undulation(noun)
the act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound
Undulation(noun)
a wavy appearance or outline; waviness
Undulation(noun)
the tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin
Undulation(noun)
the pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat
Undulation(noun)
a motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration
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