undulatory theory

noun

, Physics.

1. wave theory ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of undulatory theory¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Several other important researches connected with the undulatory theory of light are embodied in his treatise on “Light” published in the Encyclopaedia metropolitana.

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

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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.

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The undulatory theory of light, first founded upon experimental demonstration by Thomas Young, was extended to a large class of optical phenomena, and permanently established by his brilliant discoveries and mathematical deductions.

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The undulatory theory of energy is carrying everything before it.

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