hummocky
Full of mounds
Hummocky describes terrain marked by hummocks—small rounded hills, mounds, or ridges.
The word appears most often in descriptions of landscapes shaped by glaciers, permafrost, or uneven settling: hummocky moraine, hummocky tundra.
Any bumpy, lumpy surface might be called hummocky: The hummocky field made for rough riding.
Moving in waves
- gentleSoft and kind
- wavyHaving gentle curves
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
rippled · bumpy · rough · contoured · billowing · swelling · ridged · wrinkled
Physical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
hollow · knoll · summit · foothill · escarpment · plateau · mesa · cuesta
undulating
Moving in waves
irregular · rippled · bumpy · rough · contoured · billowing · swelling · ridged · wrinkled · corrugated
topography
Physical feature mapping
- elevationHeight above reference point
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- gradientRate of change across space
ridge · hollow · knoll · summit · foothill · escarpment · plateau · mesa · cuesta · fell
hillocks
Small earthen elevations
moraines · eskers · dunes · tumuli · barrows · molehill · anthill · moguls · swales · irregularities
tundra
Frigid treeless biome
- permafrostPerpetually frozen earth layer
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
hummockyflat
Lacking vertical variation
smooth · level · even · planar · featureless
hummockyuniform
Identical throughout
regular · consistent · homogeneous · unvarying · monotonous