undulation

[ UK /ˌʌndjʊlˈe‍ɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. an undulating curve
  2. (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
  3. wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
Linguix Browser extension
Fix your writing
on millions of websites
Get Started For Free Linguix pencil

How To Use undulation In A Sentence

  • The undulations of a wolf eel are mirrored in a wave, and a white-spotted boxfish is emphasized by painterly slashes of yellow. Photo-Op: Deep-Hued Sea
  • There is a kind of undulation in the popularity of the great writers, even of the first rank. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli
  • And the chief reason for this undulation is that they play leading roles on the home front; leading to supporting roles on the work front. Cathy Benko: Replace Corporate Ladders With Lattices
  • In addition, without the geoidal model, corrections due to undulations of vertical is impossible to undertake. All Discussion Groups: Message List - root
  • However, behaviors that are outwardly different, such as the lateral bending of Melibe or the parapodial flapping and undulations of Clione and Aplysia brasiliana differ in their neuronal substrate.
  • Plant communities in the vicinity of the Amazon arise in accordance with the undulations of the terrain.
  • As they peered out they could see where the seamless undulations of the ice cap began to fracture and crenellate, forming a corrugated flow that seemed to ripple off towards the west. Crusader Gold
  • The wide concave of cloud, of the monotonous hue of dull pewter, formed an unbroken hood over the level from horizon to horizon; beneath it, reflecting its wan lustre, was the glazed high-road which stretched, hedgeless and ditchless, past a directing-post where another road joined it, and on to the less regular ground beyond, lying like a riband unrolled across the scene, till it vanished over the furthermost undulation. The Hand of Ethelberta
  • On June 2nd we crossed the last sand-ridge of the great northern desert, and before us spread the rolling gravel-covered undulations of sand, treeless except for an occasional beefwood or small clump of mulga, rolling away before us like a swelling ocean. Spinifex and Sand
  • Plant communities in the vicinity of the Amazon arise in accordance with the undulations of the terrain.
View all
This website uses cookies to make Linguix work for you. By using this site, you agree to our cookie policy