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

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

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

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

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