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undulatory

[uhn-juh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, uhn-dyuh-, -duh-] / ˈʌn dʒə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈʌn djə-, -də- /
ADJECTIVE
undulating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK




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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

The undulatory theory of energy is carrying everything before it.

From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by George Woodward Warder

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 William Garnett

It was said that the phenomena of interference and diffraction could not be explained by the theory of emission, while the undulatory theory gave a simple explanation.

From The Mechanism of Life by Stéphane Leduc

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 James Geikie




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