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

During this period it remains still, except for certain undulatory movements of the posterior part of the body which probably aid in respiration.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

The heaving and undulatory motion of an earthquake produces frequently considerable changes at the surface of the ground, besides an alteration of level.

From Geology by Geikie, James

Some of the phenomena of radiation can be explained only by the emission theory, and others by the undulatory theory of light.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

It is sufficient, in this connection, to state that the theory of light now generally accepted, and which best explains the facts of optics, is that known as the undulatory theory.

From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman