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un·du·late
(ŭn′jə-lāt′, ŭn′dyə-, -də-)v. un·du·lat·ed, un·du·lat·ing, un·du·lates
v.intr.
1. To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion: "gleaming seaweed that curls and undulates with the tide" (Willa Cather).
2. To have a wavelike appearance or form: dunes that undulate toward the sea.
3. To increase and decrease in volume or pitch.
v.tr.
1. To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion: The dancer undulated her hips.
2. To give a wavelike appearance or form to: The rock strata are undulated.
adj. (-lĭt, -lāt′)
Having a wavy outline or appearance: leaves with undulate margins.
[From Late Latin undula, small wave, diminutive of Latin unda, wave; see wed- in Indo-European roots.]
un′du·la·to′ry (-lə-tôr′ē) adj.
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undulating
(ˈʌndjʊˌleɪtɪŋ)adj
1. moving in waves or as if in waves
2. having a wavy form or appearance
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undulating
adj movement, line → wellenförmig; waves, sea → wogend; hair → wallend; countryside → hügelig; hills → sanft; path → auf und ab führend; hips → wiegend
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undulating
[ˈʌndjʊˌleɪtɪŋ] adj (surface) → ondulato/a; (countryside) → collinoso/a; (sea) → ondeggianteCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995