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undulation

noun as in wave

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After driving beneath a canopy of yellow poplar and eastern hemlock, swerving my van between the endless undulations of the Appalachian Mountains for hours, I pulled into my campsite at Cades Cove and set off walking.

In the same way that I am intimately familiar with the various distance markers and undulations of my go-to routes, I’m always subconsciously aware of how far I am from the nearest bathroom.

These collective undulations stirred up flows that prevented the water drop’s edge from contracting as it evaporated.

This aurora is caused by undulations in Earth’s magnetic field called chorus waves.

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.

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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.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to undulation, such as: fluctuation, roll, sway, and waviness.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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