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

When swimming, a motion resembling horizontal undulatory progression is used.

From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.

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 Garnett, William

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

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 Garnett, William