wavelike
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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These liquid chambers alternately bulge and elongate, creating a visible and slow wavelike ripple along a worm’s body, scooting it forward.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
Though Gasque's calculations don't directly address the on-off glow that makes the phenomenon look like a picket fence, it's likely due to wavelike variations in the electric field, she said.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
The tug of gravity and push of pressure lead to wavelike density patterns in a fluidic “dark plasma.”
From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023
Using ship-borne imagery, the team calculated the rates of retreat by studying patterns of wavelike ridges along the seafloor.
From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023
And as I start through the opening, I feel the pressure around me, propelling me in violent wavelike motions toward the mouth of the cave.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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