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

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 Leduc, Stéphane

From that time the undulatory theory lost ground, until it was revived by Young and Fresnel.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

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 undulatory theory of light, first founded upon experimental demonstration by Thomas Young, was extended to a large class of optical phenomena, and permanently established by his brilliant discoveries and mathematical deductions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various