But the next undulation would raise us, showing the island ablaze in the sunlight, an emerald of dazzling beauty resting lightly on the bosom of the sea.
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Undulation
Synonyms for "undulation" (51 found)
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Strong matches (15)
Related words (25)
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Translations
34 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- вълнение noun (instance or act)
- вълнистост noun (appearance or outline)
- вълнообразно движение noun (wavelike motion)
Finnish
4 entries- aaltoilu noun (instance or act)
- aaltoilu noun (wavelike motion)
- aaltomaisuus noun (a tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of the finger on a string)
- aaltomaisuus noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
Māori
1 entries- rainga noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
Ottoman Turkish
4 entries- طالغه noun (instance or act)
- طالغه noun (appearance or outline)
- طالغه noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
- طالغه noun (wavelike motion)
Polish
3 entries- falistość noun (appearance or outline)
- falowanie noun (wavelike motion)
- zafalowanie noun (instance or act)
Romanian
1 entries- ondulație noun (instance or act)
Russian
3 entries- волнистость noun (appearance or outline)
- волнистость noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
- неро́вность f поверхности noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
Slovene
1 entries- valovanje noun (wavelike motion)
Spanish
4 entries- ondulación noun (instance or act)
- ondulación noun (appearance or outline)
- ondulación noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
- ondulación noun (wavelike motion)
Swedish
4 entries- böljegång noun (wavelike motion)
- vågformighet noun (appearance or outline)
- vågformighet noun (a wavelike curve; a smooth and regular rise and fall)
- vågrörelse noun (wavelike motion)
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