Definitions for undulation
ˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də-un·du·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. wave, undulationnoun

   an undulating curve

2. undulationnoun

   wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves

3. wave, undulationnoun

   (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undulationnoun

   an instance or act of undulating

2. undulationnoun

   a wavy appearance or outline; waviness

3. undulationnoun

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

4. undulationnoun

   a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall

5. undulationnoun

   a wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation

6. Etymology: From Latin undulatio

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undulationnoun

   Waving motion.

   Etymology: from undulate.

   Worms and leeches will move both ways; and so will most of those animals, whose bodies consist of round and annulary fibres, and move by undulation, that is, like the waves of the sea. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   All tuneable sounds are made by a regular vibration of the sonorous body, and undulation of the air, proportionable to the acuteness and gravity of the tone. William Holder.

   Two parallel walls beat the sound back on each other, till the undulation is quite worn out. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undulation

   Undulation is a smooth, wave-like motion or pattern that typically repeats its form. It is a movement that rises and falls, usually in a gentle or rhythmic manner, much like the flowing motion of waves or the pattern seen in certain types of landscapes or fabrics. It can also refer to a change in volume or pitch in sound or a varying intensity in light.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undulationnoun

   the act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound

2. Undulationnoun

   a wavy appearance or outline; waviness

3. Undulationnoun

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

4. Undulationnoun

   the pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat

5. Undulationnoun

   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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How to pronounce undulation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of undulation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of undulation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of undulation in a Sentence

1. Russell Henley:

   Off the first tee, I was like,' Whoa,' because of the views. It's just way different than I imagined watching on TV, the undulation is unlike anything I had seen anywhere else. The thing about it is it looks downhill, but it's even more downhill than it looks.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=undulation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undulation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=undulation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undulation