Meanings
nounundulation (countable and uncountable, plural undulations)
plural undulations
- countableuncountableAn 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 - countableuncountableentertainmentA tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.
- countableuncountableA wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.
- countableuncountableA wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.
- countabledateduncountablemedicineA feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Medieval Latinundulātiō
- Englishundulation
From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.
More words from Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вълнение, вълнистост
- вълнение (vălnenie)instance or act
- вълнистост (vălnistost)appearance or outline
- вълнообразно движение (vălnoobrazno dviženie)wavelike motion
Esperanto ondado
- ondadoinstance or act
Finnish aaltoilu, aaltomaisuus
- aaltoiluinstance or act
- aaltomaisuusa tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string
- aaltomaisuusa wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
- aaltoiluwavelike motion
Māori rainga
- raingaa wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
Polish zafalowanie, falistość
- zafalowanieinstance or act
- falistośćappearance or outline
- falowaniewavelike motion
Romanian ondulație
- ondulațieinstance or act
Russian волнистость, волнистость
- волнистость (volnistostʹ)appearance or outline
- волнистость (volnistostʹ)a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
- неро́вность f поверхности (neróvnostʹ)a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
Spanish ondulación, undulación
- ondulacióninstance or act
- undulacióninstance or act
- ondulaciónappearance or outline
- ondulacióna wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
- ondulaciónwavelike motion
Swedish vågformighet, vågformighet
- vågformighetappearance or outline
- vågformigheta wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
- vågrörelsewavelike motion
- böljegångwavelike motion
- vågsvallwavelike motion
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with undulation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
undulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulation
MLA
“undulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undulation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undulation.
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