undulation vs pulse

pulse vs undulation

undulation and pulse both are nouns.

undulation is not a verb while pulse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
undulation	Yes	No	No	No
pulse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pulse is a hyponym of undulation; that is, pulse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than undulation:

undulation: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
pulse: (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

Other hyponyms of undulation include gravitation wave, gravity wave, sine wave, oscillation, vibration, fluctuation, seiche, standing wave, stationary wave, traveling wave, travelling wave, acoustic wave, sound wave, wave form, wave shape, waveform, blast wave, shock wave, impulse, pulsation, pulsing, flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering.

undulation (noun)	pulse (noun)
(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth	the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
an undulating curve	edible seeds of various pod-bearing plants (peas or beans or lentils etc.)
	the rate at which the heart beats; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health

undulation (verb)	pulse (verb)
	produce or modulate (as electromagnetic waves) in the form of short bursts or pulses or cause an apparatus to produce pulses
	expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
	drive by or as if by pulsation

Difference between undulation and pulse

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