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
The heaving and undulatory motion of an earthquake produces frequently considerable changes at the surface of the ground, besides an alteration of level.
From Geology by Geikie, James
Several other important researches connected with the undulatory theory of light are embodied in his treatise on “Light” published in the Encyclopaedia metropolitana.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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 MacKenzie, Compton
That undulatory cadence is entirely lacking in landsmen's tones.
From A Republic Without a President and Other Stories by Ward, Herbert D. (Herbert Dickinson)
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