- undulatory theory
- noun Date: circa 1828 wave theory
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Undulatory theory — Undulatory Un du*la*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.] Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undulatory theory — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves • Syn: ↑wave theory, ↑wave theory of light • Ant: ↑corpuscular theory of light (for: ↑wave theory of light), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
undulatory theory — banginė teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. undulation theory; undulatory theory vok. Undulationstheorie, f; Wellentheorie, f rus. волновая теория, f pranc. théorie ondulatoire, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
undulatory theory of light — banginė šviesos teorija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. undulatory theory of light; wave theory of light vok. Wellentheorie des Lichtes, f rus. волновая теория света, f pranc. théorie ondulatoire de la lumière, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
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undulatory theory — Physics. See wave theory (def. 1). [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
UNDULATORY THEORY — the theory that light is due to vibrations or undulations in the ether as the medium through which it is transmitted from its source in a luminous body … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Undulatory — Un du*la*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.] Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion, similar to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wave theory — Undulatory Un du*la*to*ry (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.] Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating motion,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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