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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Undulation \Un`du*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.]
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. --Evelyn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Mus.)
        (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of
            the finger on a string, as of a violin.
        (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two
            tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Undulation \Un`du*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.]
     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. --Evelyn.
  
     3. (Mus.)
        (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of
            the finger on a string, as of a violin.
        (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two
            tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat.
  
     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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  undulation
       n 1: an undulating curve [syn: wave]
       2: wave-like motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner
          of waves
       3: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth [syn: wave]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     An instance or act of undulate.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     An instance or act of undulate.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     An instance or act of undulate.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     An instance or act of undulate.

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     vågrörelse

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  undulation
     n.
     vågrörelse

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  التموّج

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. вълнистост
  appearance or outline
  2. вълнение
  instance or act
  3. вълнообразно движение
  wavelike motion

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/ 
  křivka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/ 
  vlnění

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  Schwingungswelle , Welligkeit  [phys.]
     Synonym: vibration
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  Wellenbewegung  [phys.]
     Synonyms: wavelike motion, undulatory motion
  
   see: wavelike motions, undulatory motions, undulations
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  Wellenform , Welligkeit 
           Note: von etw.
     Synonym: wavy form
  
           Note: of sth.

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. aaltomaisuus 2.
  a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string
   3.
  a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
  2. aaltoilu 2.
  instance or act
   3.
  wavelike motion

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  talasanje, valjanje, valovito kretanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  1. hullámzás
  2. hullámosság
  3. hullámmozgás
  4. rengés

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/ 
  1. vågformighet 2.
  a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall
   3.
  appearance or outline
  2. vågsvall, böljegång, vågrörelse
  wavelike motion

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  undulation /ˌʌndjʊlˈeɪʃən/
  1. dalgalanma
  2. dalga şekli
  3. dalga
  4. (müz.) titreşim, titreme.

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 波动,弯曲,起伏;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 波动,弯曲,起伏

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