undulation

undulation
noun Date: 1646 1. a. a rising and falling in waves b. a wavelike motion to and fro in a fluid or elastic medium propagated continuously among its particles but with little or no permanent translation of the particles in the direction of the propagation ; vibration 2. the pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in unison 3. a wavy appearance, outline, or form ; waviness

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