Definition of Undulation
Un`du`la´tion
n.
1.
The
act
of
undulating
;
a
waving
motion
or
vibration
;
as
,
the
undulations
of
a
fluid
,
of
water
,
or
of
air
;
the
undulations
of
sound
.
2.
A
wavy
appearance
or
outline
;
waviness
.
3.
(Mus.)
The
tremulous
tone
produced
by
a
peculiar
pressure
of
the
finger
on
a
string
,
as
of
a
violin
.
4.
(Physics)
A
motion
to
and
fro
,
up
and
down
,
or
from
side
to
side
,
in
any
fluid
or
elastic
medium
,
propagated
continuously
among
its
particles
,
but
with
no
translation
of
the
particles
themselves
in
the
direction
of
the
propagation
of
the
wave
;
a
wave
motion
;
a
vibration
.
Related Words
curve
,
curved
shape
,
sine
curve
,
sinusoid
,
wave
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