undulation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an undulating curve
  2. noun wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
  3. noun (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

wave

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