| Ripple: English to English |
| 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 fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. |
| 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. |
| 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.) Hence, to scratch or tear. |
| 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 (v. t.) To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. |
| Ripple (v.) An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. |