undulation
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un·du·la·tion (un′jə lā′s̸hən, -dyə-)
noun
- the act of undulating
- an undulating motion, as of a snake
- a wavy, curving form or outline, esp. one of a series
- Physics wave motion, as of light or sound, or a wave or vibration
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Preposition: of
- land: The undulations of the land resembled in some places the waves of the sea.
Converse of object
- have: Tracks which have undulations or are uphill suit his style.
Preposition: in
- surface: Earthworks:- undulations in the ground surface mark the location of the earlier church.
Adjective modifier
- gentle: The gentle undulations of Capability Brown's landscape lie beyond.
Noun used with modifier
- surface: The probe is optimized for amplitude and bandwidth, in order to present small scale surface undulations of a high spatial frequency to users.
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