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

This emission theory of light was abandoned in favour of Huygens' undulatory theory.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

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

Looking internally, the country exhibited a strong undulatory surface, variously chequered with wild heaths and rich cultivation. 

From A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire by Barber, J. T.

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