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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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
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
When swimming, a motion resembling horizontal undulatory progression is used.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Ray D. Burkett
This emission theory of light was abandoned in favour of Huygens' undulatory theory.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
This study of sound laid the foundation, according to his own account, of his subsequent researches in the undulatory theory of light.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by William Garnett
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