undulate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin undulātus (“undulated”), from an unattested *undula (“small wave”), diminutive of Latin unda (“wave”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʌndjəleɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊleɪt/, /ˈʌndəleɪt/
- (adjective, non-merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈʌndjəlɪt/, /ˈʌndjʊlɪt/, /ˈʌndəlɪt/
- (adjective, merged vowel) IPA(key): /ˈʌndjələt/, /ˈʌndələt/
Verb
undulate (third-person singular simple present undulates, present participle undulating, simple past and past participle undulated)
Translations
transitive: cause to move in a wave
transitive: cause to resemble a wave
intransitive: move in wavelike motions
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intransitive: resemble a wave
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See also
Translations
wavy in appearance or form
Latin
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