Synonyms for undulation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-juh-ley-shuh n, uhn-dyuh-, -duh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də- |
Définition of undulation
Origin :- 1640s, from Medieval Latin *undulatio, from Late Latin undulatus "wavy, undulated," from undula "wavelet," diminutive of Latin unda "wave" (see water).
- noun wave
- In undulation, not one wave is like another; in vibration, every pulse is alike.
- Extract from : « The Storm-Cloud of the Nineteenth Century » by John Ruskin
- No undulation of air can there convey sound, song, or speech.
- Extract from : « Moon Lore » by Timothy Harley
- It is because—this is my hypothesis—these properties, if they are in the undulation, are not there alone.
- Extract from : « The Mind and the Brain » by Alfred Binet
- The motion of this latter is thought, of which perception is the first undulation.
- Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
- It swayed with a truly Hellenic undulation like the pictures in the mythology.
- Extract from : « The Joys of Being a Woman » by Winifred Kirkland
- Often it is their undulation only which reveals the water beneath them.
- Extract from : « Excursions and Poems » by Henry David Thoreau
- Growth stretches for miles, without ever a hint of undulation.
- Extract from : « The Personality of American Cities » by Edward Hungerford
- Walls and roof shut it off as they shut off the undulation of light.
- Extract from : « The Book Lovers' Anthology » by Various
- The Polyphemi of Montfort have an undulation in the centre of the outer lip.
- Extract from : « A Conchological Manual » by George Brettingham Sowerby
- By undulation following undulation, sound is diffused in the air.
- Extract from : « Lumen » by Camille Flammarion
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