Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: un-du-la-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance or act of undulating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

noun

The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But the next undulation would raise us, showing the island ablaze in the sunlight, an emerald of dazzling beauty resting lightly on the bosom of the sea."

Etymology

From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.

Word Breakdown

Root: undulātiō
Suffix: undulate

Usage

Inflected Forms

undulations (plural)

Derived Forms

undulationism undulationist

Synonyms

wave

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does undulation mean?: An instance or act of undulating.
Where does undulation come from?: From undulate + -ion, or borrowed from Medieval Latin undulātiō; compare French ondulation.

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