undulatory
Moving in waves
Undulatory means having a wavelike motion or form.
The term appears in technical contexts—physics, biology, medicine—to describe phenomena that move in waves or have wavy characteristics: undulatory locomotion (how snakes move), the undulatory theory of light.
In general use, undulating is far more common.
Minor surface disturbance
- swellIncrease in size
- crestHighest point or tuft
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- billowSwell outward with air
surf · breakers · whitecaps · sine · waveform · oscillation · amplitude · frequency
Arterial blood throb
- pulsationRhythmic expansion and contraction
- throbBeat with intensity
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
periodic · cyclic · ebb and flow · fluctuation · modulation · vibrato · tremolo · quiver
ripple
Minor surface disturbance
billow · surf · breakers · whitecaps · sine · waveform · oscillation · amplitude · frequency · wavelength
pulse
Arterial blood throb
cadence · periodic · cyclic · ebb and flow · fluctuation · modulation · vibrato · tremolo · quiver · oscillating
serpentine
Curving in repeated bends
writhe · coil · meander · weave · sway · flutter · ribbon · eel · snake · flagellum