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

It should be remarked that this phenomenon of the production of circles of precipitate separated by transparent spaces, although periodic, is not of necessity vibratory or undulatory.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

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

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane

When swimming, a motion resembling horizontal undulatory progression is used.

From Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) by Burkett, Ray D.

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 Leduc, Stéphane