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verb
- 1. move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion: "the surface of the liquid undulated gently"
adjective
- 1. (especially of a leaf) having a wavy surface or edge.
Undulate definition: to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement. See examples of UNDULATE used in a sentence.
Undulate means to move in a wave-like pattern. If a sound increases and decreases in pitch or volume like waves, you can say the sound is undulating. When searching for the lost boy, the rescuers' cries undulated through the forest. The verb undulate comes from the Latin word undula, which means "wavelet" (unda means "wave").
Definition of undulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · to move or cause to move in waves or as if in waves. 2. to have or provide with a wavy form or appearance. adjective (ˈʌndjʊlɪt , -ˌleɪt ) also: undulated. 3. having a wavy or rippled appearance, margin, or form. an undulate leaf. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Definitions of 'undulate' Something that undulates has gentle curves or slopes, or moves gently and slowly up and down or from side to side in an attractive manner. [literary] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'undulate' British English: ʌndʒʊleɪt American English: ʌndʒəleɪt. More. Conjugations of 'undulate'
1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion: The dancer undulated her hips. 2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to: The rock strata are undulated. adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′) Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins. [From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots .]
undulate. [ verb uhn-j uh-leyt, uhn-dy uh-, -d uh-; adjective uhn-j uh-lit, -leyt, uhn-dy uh-, -d uh- ] show ipa. See synonyms for undulate on Thesaurus.com. verb (used without object), un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing.
