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As to the effect of the wave on the air, we will suppose the water to be quite flat and the air motionless, a heavy undulation comes on the scene, it has to pass, so it pushes the air up with its face, letting it fall again as its back glides onwards.
Lawrence Hargrave

Meaning of "undulation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDULATION

undulation  [ˌʌndjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDULATION

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determiner
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Undulation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of undulation in the English dictionary

The definition of undulation in the dictionary is the act or an instance of undulating. Other definition of undulation is any wave or wavelike form, line, etc.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDULATION

undulance
undulancy
undulant
undulant fever
undular
undulate
undulate ray
undulately
undulating
undulatingly
undulationist
undulator
undulatory
undulled
undulous
unduly
unduplicated
undutiful
undutifully
undutifulness

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of undulation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «undulation» into 25 languages

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The translations of undulation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undulation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

波动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ondulación
570 millions of speakers

English

undulation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हलचल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تموج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

волнистость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ondulação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তরঙ্গণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ondulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Undulation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wellenförmige Bewegung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

うねり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

파동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undulation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gợn sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढीग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dalgalanma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ondulazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

falowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвилястість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ondulație
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυματισμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heuwel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vågighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

undulation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undulation

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The term «undulation» is regularly used and occupies the 64.407 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undulation

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2 QUOTES WITH «UNDULATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word undulation.
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Lawrence Hargrave
As to the effect of the wave on the air, we will suppose the water to be quite flat and the air motionless, a heavy undulation comes on the scene, it has to pass, so it pushes the air up with its face, letting it fall again as its back glides onwards.
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Vitruvius
Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDULATION»

Discover the use of undulation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undulation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Law of Undulation
In physics, undulation is defined as a motion to and fro, up and down, in a fluid or elastic medium, propagated progressively among its particles without the displacement of the medium. I like the physics definition because it is based on ...
William Femi Awodele, 2011
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Geoid and its Geophysical Interpretations
A global geoid undulation map based on the OSU91A model, taken only to degree 50, is shown in Figure 2. Although there is significant information above degree 50 in this model, the resultant geoid undulation changes would be difficult to ...
Mr. Petr Vanicek, Nikolaos T. Christou, 1993
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Swimming Fastest
They disagree, however, as to whether or not breaststrokers should use body undulation to enhance propulsion. Opponents believe that body undulation will create additional form drag, while those in favor believe that forward propulsion can ...
Ernest W. Maglischo, 2003
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Composites Engineering Handbook
The fiber undulation model considers the strand continuity and undulation, but it is a one-dimensional (1-D) model as it considers the undulation of the strand in the loading direction only. The bridging model was proposed to analyze satin ...
P.K. Mallick, 1997
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World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Compact Ventricular Assist Device and Total Artificial Heart Using Undulation Pump Kou Imachi1, Itsuro Saito3, Koki Takiura4, Tsuneo Chinzei3, Takashi Isoyama2, Tomoyuki Yambe4, Yasuhiro Shiraishi4, Hidekazu Miura5, Hidetoshi ...
Sun I. Kim, Tae S. Suh, 2007
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IMProVe 2011 - International Conference on Innovative ...
simplifications in the undulation values used: a general undulation for the entire work area, an interpolated value obtained from several undulations of points covering the study area, a value of undulation for each position measured by GPS in ...
Various Authors
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Unit Cell Analysis of Composite Microstructures
3.2 Cell Parameters 3.2.1 Undulation Length A major geometric variation is the undulation distance, au. This is the horizontal distance of the fiber undulation due to the weaving pattern. It is also the undulation distance of weaving between ...
Shawn Christopher Klann, 2008
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Performance-Based Gear Metrology: Kinematic - Transmission - ...
However, it is known that "generating type” manufacturing operations (Baxter, 1962, pp. 1—19) can produce periodic errors on tooth-working-surfaces commonly called "undulation errors” (Merritt, 1971, p. 82; Cluff, 1992, pp. 7, 38, 91 —97).
William D. Mark, 2012
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Essay on the Origin of Languages and Writings Related to Music
“In the Singing Voice, the moving back and forth of the larynx produces a type of undulation which is not found in simple speech. The undulation, sustained and moderated in beautiful Voices, makes itself perceived too much in quivering or ...
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, John T. Scott, 2009
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Phenomenology and the Physical Reality of Consciousness
Then within each undulation there are many cycles of waves travelingback and forth laterally across the body, thus forming again sheathes of waves of self- disclosure. Since the thickness or depth of a sheathe of self-disclosive waves ...
Arthur Melnick, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undulation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tiger Woods' first-round at St. Andrews summed up in photos
With unconfined fairways and minimal undulation, the links provided a prime platform for the former No. 1 player. Instead, Woods finds himself 11 shots back of ... «GolfDigest.com, Jul 15»
2
The ups and huge graphic down to FOX's US Open coverage
A look at the green undulation map FOX is using at the U.S. Open. ... Producers also utilized a shadowing graphic to highlight the undulations in the green, ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
3
Prescription for spring and summer training
Undulation training is the change of training volume and/or intensity to expose the body to new stressors. • Linearity training is a progressive model which ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»
4
Movements of fish, bats inspire next-gen robots
When MacIver and his colleagues broadened their study to look at 22 animals that demonstrate the undulation-oscillation technique, they found the length of ... «CBS News, May 15»
5
How 22 diverse ocean creatures ended up using the same swim …
And for both, the length of one undulation during swimming divided by the height of the sideways movement is always a ratio of around 20. In fact, at least 22 ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
6
Swimming Technique Misconceptions: Butterfly Undulation
An emphasis on butterfly undulation is consistent with conventional wisdom. However, when a swimmer attempts to undulate, he/she inevitably has excess ... «Swimming World Magazine, Apr 15»
7
Nrityagram: Under My Skin
The upstage-downstage undulation pushes out the bosom and, above all, the rear end, which, with the help of the beautiful saris, comes to look substantial. «The New Yorker, Jan 15»
8
CFK-Valley Stade 2014 Conference Report
A paper by Dr. Steffan Czichon, stress engineer at Elan-Ausy GmbH (Hamburg, Germany), described “Numerical Modeling of Fiber Undulation Induced by Voids ... «High Performance Composites, Sep 14»
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Danson's circus side show takes part in Vibes Fest
Danson, the man behind the show, takes center stage. (Photo by: Chris Flood). Karin, the mistress of undulation, warms the crowd up with some belly dancing. «Cape Gazette, Aug 14»
10
Everyone wins in jewellery awards
Martin Linning, who not only took out the CAD/CAM award but also the Jeweller of the Year award in 2012 with co-entrant Martyn Brown for their Undulation ... «Jeweller Magazine, Aug 14»

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