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undular

undular adjective: having the form of a moving wave.

Adjective

undular (not comparable)

  1. Having the form of a moving wave
    • This breaking criterion can also be applied to time-dependent situations, and one case of interest is the development of an undular bore created by an influx at a lateral boundary.2016, Mats K. Brun, Henrik Kalisch, “Convective Wave Breaking in the KdV Equation”, in arXiv

Origin of undular

Surface analysis Latin undula + -ar.

Words formed from undular

Questions about undular

What does undular mean?
Undular means having the form of a moving wave.
What part of speech is undular?
Undular is an adjective.

Words near undular in the dictionary

  1. unduking
  2. undulance
  3. undulancy
  4. undulant
  5. undulant fever
  6. undular
  7. undularly
  8. undulary
  9. undulate
  10. undulated
  11. undulated antshrike

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