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
It should be remarked that this phenomenon of the production of circles of precipitate separated by transparent spaces, although periodic, is not of necessity vibratory or undulatory.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
The undulatory theory of light, first founded upon experimental demonstration by Thomas Young, was extended to a large class of optical phenomena, and permanently established by his brilliant discoveries and mathematical deductions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
As a consequence of this hypothesis, it follows that the velocity of light must be greater the denser the medium, while the undulatory theory leads to precisely the opposite result.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William
We now know that there are other means of periodic transmission which are apparently not undulatory.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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