Definition of ripples Ripples
/ɹɪˈpʌlz/ - [ripulz] -
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What does ripples mean?
Wiktionary 
- ripples (Noun)
Plural of ripple.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: ripples |
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| ripple - a small wave on the surface of a liquid | ||
| rippling, riffle, wavelet | ||
| moving ridge, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves" | ||
| ripple - (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value | ||
| oscillation, vibration (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean | ||
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| ripple - flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise; "babbling brooks" | ||
| babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle | ||
| sound, go appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting" | ||
| ripple - stir up (water) so as to form ripples | ||
| ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate | ||
| flux, flow cover or swamp with water | ||
| fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" | ||
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Wiktionary
- ripple (Noun)
A moving disturbance or undulation in the surface of a liquid. - ripple (Noun)
A sound similar to that of undulating water. - ripple (Noun)
A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together. - ripple (Noun)
A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal. - ripple (Verb)
To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate. - ripple (Verb)
To propagate like a moving wave. - ripple (Verb)
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ripple (v.)
An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. - ripple (v. t.)
To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. - ripple (v. t.)
Hence, to scratch or tear. - ripple (v. i.)
To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain. - ripple (v. i.)
To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. - ripple (v. t.)
To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake. - ripple (n.)
The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. - ripple (n.)
A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. - ripple (n.)
a small wave on the surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension. - ripple (n.)
the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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ripple
The small waves raised on the surface of the water by the passage of a slight breeze, or current, caused by foul bottom.
