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undulation

/uhn-juh-ley-shuhn, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-/US // ˌʌn dʒəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌʌn dyə-, -də- //UK // (ˌʌndjʊˈleɪʃən) //

起伏,波动,起伏不平,波状

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
    • : a wavy form or outline.
    • : one of a series of wavelike bends, curves, or elevations.
    • : Physics. a wave.the motion of waves.

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Examples

  • Those areas hit home for CEOs at conglomerate Honeywell, hotel chain Marriott International, and retail credit card titan Synchrony—all of which have felt the undulations of a rocky business environment this year.

  • In this case the undulation strikes but a moderate blow; the wave is not greatly broken.

  • From the camp of the previous evening it had evidently been hidden from view by an undulation in the surface.

  • Herein lies the idea of the barcarolle, the ebb and flow, the undulation of each measure.

  • Thirty-six hours were occupied in the journey of the great undulation from Krakatoa to its antipodes.

  • There was no appearance of undulation; when the lumps sank, other lumps did not rise in the intervals between them.