undulation

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An instance or act of undulating. countable,uncountable
    — But the next undulation would raise us, showing the island ablaze in the sunlight, an emerald of dazzling beauty resting lightly on the bosom of the sea.
  2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. countable,uncountable
  3. A tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string. countable,uncountable
  4. A wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall. countable,uncountable
  5. A wavelike motion of the air; electromagnetic radiation. countable,uncountable
  6. A feeling as if of an undulatory motion about the heart. countable,dated,uncountable
  7. The distinctive motion of the matter within an abscess on being pressed when it is ripe for opening. countable,dated,uncountable

词形变化

undulations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
undulationist

词源

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