Translate ripple | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of ripple
noun
1a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze. a thing resembling a ripple or ripples in appearance or movement:the sand undulated and was ridged with ripples a gentle rising and falling sound, especially of laughter or conversation, that spreads through a group of people:a ripple of laughter ran around the room a particular feeling or effect that spreads through or to someone or something:his words set off a ripple of excitement within her Physics a wave on a fluid surface, the restoring force for which is provided by surface tension rather than gravity, and that consequently has a wavelength shorter than that corresponding to the minimum speed of propagation. Physics small periodic, usually undesirable, variations in electrical voltage superposed on a direct voltage or on an alternating voltage of lower frequency.
2a type of ice cream with wavy lines of colored flavored syrup running through it:raspberry ripple
verb
[no object] (of water) form or flow with small waves on the surface:the Mediterranean rippled and sparkled (as adjective rippling)the rippling waters [with object] cause (the surface of water) to form small waves:a cool wind rippled the surface of the estuary move in a way resembling small waves:fields of grain rippling in the wind (of a sound or feeling) spread through a person, group, or place:applause rippled around the tables (as adjective
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having the appearance of small waves:a broad noodle, rippled on both sides, wider than fettuccine
