undulatory
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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
We now know that there are other means of periodic transmission which are apparently not undulatory.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
Sound, is said to be propagated by the undulatory, or vibratory motion of the air.
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones
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 William Garnett
The undulatory theory of light, which maintains that light consists of waves transmitted through an ether, which pervades all space and all matter, owes its origin to Hooke and Huyghens.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by William Garnett
