undulationist en · NOUN
Etymology
From undulation + -ist.
Meanings
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(dated) One who believes that light is a wave.
the undulationist will conceive that his opinions have gained no small accession of evidence by this exemplification of what they will account for
1833, William Whewell, Address Delivered in the Senate-House at Cambridge:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| undulationists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |