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

Then Mr. Wilmot, making his pontifical and undulatory adieu, passed on.

From Sinister Street, vol. 1 by MacKenzie, Compton

Today, the evidences of modern science are overwhelmingly in favor of the undulatory theory of heat.

From Joseph Smith as Scientist A Contribution to Mormon Philosophy by Widtsoe, John Andreas

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

Shortly after the beginning of the 19th century the labours of these three philosophers were shaping the modern doctrine of the undulatory theory of light.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various