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ripple1 1. a slight wave or undulation on the surface of water 2. Electronics an oscillation of small amplitude superimposed on a steady value ripple2 a special kind of comb designed to separate the seed from the stalks in flax, hemp, or broomcorn ripple [′rip·əl] (electricity) The alternating-current component in the output of a direct-current power supply, arising within the power supply from incomplete filtering or from commutator action in a dc generator. (fluid mechanics) (geology) A very small ridge of sand resembling or suggesting a ripple of water and formed on the bedding surface of a sediment. (oceanography) A small curling or undulating wave controlled to a significant degree by both surface tension and gravity. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He wanted to get to the Country of the Growleywogs, and in order to do that he must cross the Ripple Land, which was a hard thing to do. Paul and his mother, ripple and great wave, had flowed into her life and ebbed out of it for ever. She could hear again the ripple of the water, the flapping sail. |
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