undulation
Meanings
noun
- An instance or act of undulating.
- A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.
- The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.
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