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undulation

un·du·la·tion

uncommon dated

noun

1.

an undulating curve

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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

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Origin

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

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