undulatory
Americanadjective
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Also undular. moving in undulations.
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having the form or appearance of waves.
adjective
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caused by or characterized by waves or undulations
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having a wavelike motion or form
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Example Sentences
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A rush of energy follows the introspective opening, as more dancers arrive, joining together in full-bodied, undulatory movement that integrates the fast-paced, stamping footwork of Tswana.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2023
Bell and Tainter with their photophone have converted the undulatory waves of light into the sweetest music.
From Inventions in the Century by William Henry Doolittle
Shortly after the beginning of the 19th century the labours of these three philosophers were shaping the modern doctrine of the undulatory theory of light.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various
The undulatory theory of energy is carrying everything before it.
From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by George Woodward Warder
After the less accentuated cordiality of Oxford manners, it was strange to be standing like this with clasped hands in the middle of this undulatory crowd.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
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