undulate
undulate
Definition
un·du·late (un′jə lāt′, -dyə-; for adj., -lit, --lāt′)
transitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing
- to cause to move in waves
- to give a wavy form, margin, or surface to
Etymology: < L undulatus, undulated < *undula, dim. of unda, a wave: see water
intransitive verb
- to move in or as in waves; move sinuously
- to have a wavy form, margin, or surface
adjective
having a wavy form, margin, or surface; undulating
undulate
Synonyms
undulate
v.
undulate
Usage Examples
Object
- landform: There are some loughs on parts of the valley floor, particularly in areas where the valley floor has a slightly undulating landform.
- fairway: The 18-hole, 6442 yard, par 71 course uses the natural contours to create undulating fairways.
- farmland: The yard is set among 500 acres of undulating arable farmland, only eight miles from the homeland of golf - St Andrews.
- terrain: The undulating terrain requires even the best of players to produce a full range of shot making.
- plateau: Group of hills or mountains with glaciers or an undulating plateau.
- topography: The underlying rock is granite which gives rise to a rugged, undulating topography which nowhere rises above 85m.
Preposition: through
- forest: Returning to the mainland, you wind your way north toward the limestone hills, undulating through pine forests and banana and papaya plantations.
Noun phrase with adjective complement
- typical: It is surrounded by attractive undulating countryside typical of this part of the County.
Adjective complement
- plain: The Lias floors the valley of the River Avon and the undulating plain running northwards up to Inkberrow and the Vale of Evesham.
- green: A good tee shot is required to set up the chance of playing over the water to reach the huge but undulating green.
Modifying Another Word
- gently: Then we turn toward the coast, driving through the gently undulating Borders scenery to the small coastal town of Bamburgh.
- softly: West 8's design concept focuses heavily on developing an organic, lush and green park, with softly undulating hills.
- deeply: The valley is deeply undulating, with steep, rounded slopes dissected by numerous small branching streams.
- slightly: The course although based at 800 foot above sea level is of a slightly undulating nature with no tiring inclines.
- strongly: In Shetland, the topography can be very rocky with a stepped appearance or strongly undulating lowlands.
- very: The course is very undulating with a steep climb to the finishing line meaning the premium is always placed on stamina.
Followed by a transitive particle
- off: This is an undulating off road race located in the foothills of the Malvern hills.
Preposition: in
- wave: The keys on the keyboard undulate in a slow sine wave.
Preposition: with
Browse dictionary entries near undulate
- undulant fever
- undulant
- undue influence
- undue
- Undset
- undress
- undreamed
- undraw
- undoubtedly
- undoubted
- undulating
- undulation
- undulatory
- unduly
- undutiful
- undying
- Une
- UNE-P
- unearned
- unearned increment
