undulation
undulation noun: an instance or act of undulating.
Noun
undulation (countable and uncountable, plural undulations)
- An instance or act of undulating.
- But the next undulation would raise us, showing the island ablaze in the sunlight, an emerald of dazzling beauty resting lightly on the bosom of the sea.1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 77
- 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.
undulation meaning in Tamil and Urdu
undulation in Tamil
- அலைதல, ஏற்ற இறக்கம், அலைநெளிவு, அதிர்வு, அலை போன்ற அசைவு
undulation in Urdu
- ہلکورا, لہر, تموج
Forms of undulation
| plural | undulations |
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Origin of undulation
From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.
Words formed from undulation
Words that rhyme with undulation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about undulation
- What does undulation mean?
- Undulation means an instance or act of undulating.
- What is undulation in Tamil?
- Undulation in Tamil is அலைதல, ஏற்ற இறக்கம், அலைநெளிவு. See Undulation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is undulation?
- Undulation is a noun.
- What is the plural of undulation?
- The plural of undulation is undulations.
Words near undulation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: undulation (page history and authors); undulation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); undulation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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