Definition of "undulation" in Englisch

noun

1. An instance or act of undulating.

2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.

3. (music) A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string.

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

5. A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation.

6. (medicine, dated) A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart.

7. (medicine, dated) The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening.