undulant

[ uhn-juh-luhnt, uhn-dyuh-, -duh- ]

/ ˈʌn dʒə lənt, ˈʌn dyə-, -də- /

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adjective

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

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Origin of undulant

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

OTHER WORDS FROM undulant

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

Words nearby undulant

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How to use undulant in a sentence

Against the blue background of the sky, green hill-tops trace an undulant line.
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
She had the same undulant black hair, the same oval face and olive complexion, the same snapping eyes.
Thirty|Howard Vincent O'Brien
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
"Now," he said, when he was stretched out on the undulant moss.
Step IV|Rosel George Brown

Beyond was a lake, very blue in the sunlight, bulwarked by undulant hills.
The Pace That Kills|Edgar Saltus

British Dictionary definitions for undulant

undulant

/ (ˈʌndjʊlənt) /

adjective

rare resembling waves; undulating

Derived forms of undulant

undulance, noun

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