MEANING
Wavy or marked by gently rising and falling curves, especially along a surface or outline.
Use it for
Describe a contour or route that rises and falls in waves.Use for a line, surface, or route that undulates in repeated, visible curves.
Words that belong together
- undulose surface
- undulose outline
- undulose course
On the page
An undulose seam crossed the moonlit glass.
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Opposite meanings
Word forms
- Base
- undulose
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Usage notes
A rare descriptive term recorded in the OED; it emphasizes repeated wave-like curves rather than a single bend. It is more technical than “wavy.”
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