Undulate vs Serpentine - What's the difference?
undulate | serpentine |
To cause to move in a wavelike motion.
* Holder
To cause to resemble a wave
To move in wavelike motions.
To appear wavelike.
Wavy in appearance or form.
Changing the pitch and volume of one's voice.
(botany, of a margin) Winding up and down gradually relative to the blade.
Sinuous; curving in alternate directions.
Having the shape or form of a snake.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of snakes.
Of, or having attributes associated with, the mythological serpent, such as craftiness or deceitfulness.
Any of several plants believed to cure snakebites.
An early form of cannon.
A coiled distillation tube.
(maths) Any of several related cubic curves; anguinea
(archaic) To serpentize; to turn or bend; to meander.
* Lord Lyttelton
(geology, botany) Of or characteristic of serpentine rocks or the plants that grow there.
(label) Any of several green/brown minerals consisting of a magnesium and iron silicates that have similar layered crystal structure.
(geology) An outcrop or region with soil and rock dominated by these minerals.
As a verb undulate
is to cause to move in a wavelike motion.As an adjective undulate
is wavy in appearance or form.As a proper noun serpentine is
the lake in hyde park, london or serpentine can be a name given to several rivers in alaska, australia, canada and new zealand .undulate
English
Verb
(undulat)- Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated .
See also
* oscillateAdjective
(en adjective)serpentine
English
(wikipedia serpentine)Etymology 1
From (etyl) serpentin, from (etyl) .Adjective
(en adjective)- The serpentine path through the mountains was narrow and dangerous.
- There are serpentine species of lizards which do not have legs.
- The wily criminal was known for his serpentine behavior.
Synonyms
* : sinuous, tortuous, winding * (having the form of a snake): ophidianNoun
(en noun)Verb
(serpentin)- There were two little lakes, or rather large pools which stood in the bottom, whence issued a rivulet which serpentined in view for two or three miles, offering a pleasing relief to the eye.