Undulation
31Undulation — Un|du|la|ti|on, die; , en <lateinisch> (Physik Wellenbewegung; Geologie Sattel und Muldenbildung durch Gebirgsbildung) …
32undulation — n. 1 a wavy motion or form, a gentle rise and fall. 2 each wave of this. 3 a set of wavy lines …
33Lateral undulation — is the most primitive of vertebrate locomotor patterns, present even in hagfish, lampreys, and lancelets. It is used both in the water and on land, most notably by snakes in the latter setting.One can roughly describe lateral undulation as a… …
34respiratory undulation — the variation of the blood pressure curve due to respiration …
35Delfinwelle — Undulation oder Undulationstechnik bezeichnet eine wellenartige Durchbiegung des Körpers beim Schwimmen. Ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck dafür ist Delfinwelle. Beim Delfinschwimmstil ist die Undulation neben der Arm und Beinbewegung der… …
36Undulationstechnik — Undulation oder Undulationstechnik bezeichnet eine wellenartige Durchbiegung des Körpers beim Schwimmen. Ein umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck dafür ist Delfinwelle. Beim Delfinschwimmstil ist die Undulation neben der Arm und Beinbewegung der… …
37beat — Undulation Un du*la tion, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.] 1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound. [1913 Webster] 2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness.… …
38Snake — Ophidian redirects here. For the professional wrestler, see The Osirian Portal. This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). Snakes Temporal range: Early Cretaceous – Recent, 112–0 Ma …
39Concertina movement — is the movement occurring in snakes and other legless organisms that consists of gripping or anchoring with portions of the body while pulling/pushing other sections in the direction of movement.[1] Each point on the snake s body goes through… …
40Wave — Wave, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe, waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the… …
