ripple - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ripple' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ripple

[ n.]

- The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves.
- A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.
- a small wave on the surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension.
- the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current.

2 . Ripple

[ v.]

- An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.

3 . 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.
- To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.

4 . Ripple

[ v. t.]

- To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple.
- Hence, to scratch or tear.
- To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the lake.

Meaning of 'ripple' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ripple

[ v]

Meaning (1):
- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

Example in sentence:

babbling brooks

Nearby Words:

rip riparian riparious ripe ripely ripen ripened ripeness ripening ripidolite

See 'ripple' also in:

Dictionary.com Google Translator Wikipedia.com Merriam Webster

Ripple or Chain Effects
Ripple or chain effect refers to the effect caused when one promotion or transfer in the organization causes several other personnel movements in the organization as...

Categories

Browse Dictionary