undulant

[ uhn-juh-luh nt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh- ]

/ ˈʌn dʒə lənt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də- /

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adjective

undulating; wavelike in motion or pattern: an undulant edge.

Nearby words

undrinkable, undro, undset, undset, sigrid, undue, undulant, undulant fever, undulate, undulating membrane, undulating pulse, undulation

Origin of undulant

First recorded in 1820–30; undul(ate) + -ant

Related formsun·du·lance, nounnon·un·du·lant, adjective

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Examples from the Web for undulant

Beyond was a lake, very blue in the sunlight, bulwarked by undulant hills.
The Pace That Kills|Edgar Saltus
Against the blue background of the sky, green hill-tops trace an undulant line.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
We are rocked together, you and I, To this undulant movement.
Goblins and Pagodas|John Gould Fletcher
"Now," he said, when he was stretched out on the undulant moss.
Step IV|Rosel George Brown

The air came brisk and sweet; it rippled the fields to undulant shimmer of flashing purple and green and gold.
Stepsons of Light|Eugene Manlove Rhodes

British Dictionary definitions for undulant

undulant

/ (ˈʌndjʊlənt) /

adjective

rare resembling waves; undulating

Derived Formsundulance, noun

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Word Origin and History for undulant

undulant

adj.

1830, from Latin undulans, from unda "wave" (see water).

undulant

adjective

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undulant

adjective

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