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
Other Word Forms
- nonundulatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of undulatory
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
When swimming, a motion resembling horizontal undulatory progression is used.
From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.
This emission theory of light was abandoned in favour of Huygens' undulatory theory.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Un′dulātive, undulatory; Un′dulātory, moving like waves: relating to the theory of light which considers its transmission as wave-motion in a medium filling space; Un′dulose, Un′dulous, undulating.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Some of the phenomena of radiation can be explained only by the emission theory, and others by the undulatory theory of light.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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