undulation

English

Etymology

undulate +‎ -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

undulation (countable and uncountable, plural undulations)

an instance or act of undulating
a wavy appearance or outline; waviness
(music) 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

Derived terms

undulationist

Translations

instance or act

Finnish: aaltoilu (fi)

Polish: zafalowanie n

a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string

Finnish: aaltomaisuus

appearance or outline

Polish: falistość (pl) f
Russian: волнистость (ru) f (volnistostʹ)

Swedish: vågformighet c

a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall

Finnish: aaltomaisuus
Maori: rainga

Russian: волнистость (ru) f (volnistostʹ), неро́вность (ru) f (neróvnostʹ) поверхности (ru) f (poverxnosti)
Swedish: vågformighet c

wavelike motion

Finnish: aaltoilu (fi)
Polish: falowanie (pl) n

Slovene: valovanje n
Swedish: vågrörelse (sv) c, böljegång c, vågsvall n

References

undulation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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