📖 Definitions of "Undulation"
noun
- 1
An instance or act of undulating.
- 2
A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- 3
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.
🔄 Synonyms of "Undulation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wavenoun | (intransitive) To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Undulation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wavenoun | A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation. |
| geoidal | Relating to, or shaped like a geoid |
| geoidnoun | (geography, geodesy) The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation. |
| volutationnoun | (obsolete) A circular movement; a rolling, wallowing, circulation or rotation. |
| wobulationnoun | Alternative form of wobbulation. [(electronics) oscillation between two frequencies, typically by means of a wobbulator] |
| wigglingnoun | The motion of something that wiggles. |
| bobbingnoun | The motion of something that bobs. |
| billowingnoun | The act of something that billows; a billow. |
| wobblingnoun | The motion of something that wobbles. |
| wigglenoun | A rapid movement in alternating opposite directions, not necessarily regular. |
| wagglenoun | A wobbling motion. |
| billownoun | A large wave, swell, surge, or undulating mass of something, such as water, smoke, fabric or sound |
| wagglingverb | The act of something being waggled. |
| beckoningverb | That beckons. |
| jigglingverb | A motion that jiggles. |
| wobblenoun | An unsteady motion. |
| quavering | Trembling, or prone to trembling and shaking. |
| waggingverb | The motion of something that is wagged. |
| ululationnoun | The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl. |
| flutteringverb | Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation. |
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