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
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 Compton MacKenzie
Both refraction and dispersion are due to the unequal resistances of the medium to undulatory movements of different periodicity.
From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc
The nature of heat had long been discussed when the world of science decided in favor of the undulatory theory of light.
From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by John Andreas Widtsoe
This study of sound laid the foundation, according to his own account, of his subsequent researches in the undulatory theory of light.
From Heroes of Science: Physicists by William Garnett