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- Undulation - n. - The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound.
- Undulation - n. - A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.
- Undulation - n. - The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string, as of a violin.
- Undulation - n. - The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison; -- called also beat.
- Undulation - n. - A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration.
- Undulationist - n. - One who advocates the undulatory theory of light.
- Fluctuation - n. - The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion.
- Crimp - v. t. - To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.
- Fluctuant - a. - showing undulation or fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor.
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