UNDULATE


Meaning of UNDULATE in English

— undulator , n.

v. /un"jeuh layt', un"dyeuh-, -deuh-/ ; adj. /un"jeuh lit, -layt', un"dyeuh-, -deuh-/ , v. , undulated, undulating , adj.

v.i.

1. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.

2. to have a wavy form or surface; bend with successive curves in alternate directions.

3. (of a sound) to rise and fall in pitch: the wail of a siren undulating in the distance.

v.t.

4. to cause to move in waves.

5. to give a wavy form to.

adj.

6. Also, undulated . having a wavelike or rippled form, surface, edge, etc.; wavy.

[ 1650-60; undulatus waved, equiv. to und ( a ) wave + -ul ( a ) -ULE + -atus -ATE 1 ]

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