A ripple is a fluctuation in the intensity of a steady current or voltage.
Inductors are very useful for filtering out residual ripple in a power supply.
The detector may start to track the amplitude modulation in the signal and therebydistort the amplitude information as well as introduce excess ripple on the gain control signal.
A ripple is a fluctuation in the intensity of a steady current or voltage.
Examples of 'ripple' in a sentence
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The little cube glitters brilliantly on a bed of white foam, its surface rippling with colour.
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It varies a lot - you get waves and ripples which are unpredictable.
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These ripples were gravity waves, a rather confusing name because they are not gravity but waves of pressure and temperature.
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Two women are trying to teach me to ripple my body like a stream of air blowing throw a sheet of silk, but it's not working.
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When the waiter returned there was a ripple of applause.
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There was a ripple of laughter in the audience.
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The cherry purée can be added to bought vanilla ice cream to make cherry ripple ice cream.
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Their sound flowed and rippled like a river.
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The winds were strong and the boards glided at a surprising speed along the rippling surface.
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Four long hours elapsed before the merest ripple of excitement suggested that he was here.
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The ripples spread across the pool quietly at first.
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The waves are difficult to detect because the ripples are extraordinarily small.
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We seemed to have caused a few stirs and ripples.
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The financial crisis continues to ripple through society.
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The negative effects ripple throughout the economy.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
The tears flowed along with the ripple of applause.
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There is a ripple of awkward laughter.
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Inner ripples make it lighter in calories.
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He was drawn to the rippling flow.
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Did you wonder what was going on beneath that distant rippled surface?
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It was like saying that tiny ripples and monster waves propel surfers with equal momentum.
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The wind rippled her dress, so that it hinted at shapely contours underneath.
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Her entire body seemed to ripple and waver, her image flapping like a sheet of cloth in the wind.
Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993)
A sash window had been left slightly ajar for fresh air: the mosquito net rippled in the breeze.
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In other languages
ripple
British English: ripple NOUN
Ripples are little waves on the surface of water caused by the wind or by something moving in or on the water.
Gleaming ripples cut the lake's surface.
American English: ripple
Brazilian Portuguese: ondulação
Chinese: 涟漪
European Spanish: onda
French: ondulation
German: kleine Welle
Italian: increspatura
Japanese: さざ波
Korean: 잔물결
European Portuguese: ondulação
Latin American Spanish: onda
British English: ripple VERB
When the surface of an area of water ripples or when something ripples it, a number of little waves appear on it.
You throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.
American English: ripple
Brazilian Portuguese: encrespar
Chinese: 起涟漪
European Spanish: formar ondas
French: rider
German: sich kräuseln
Italian: increspare
Japanese: さざ波が立つ
Korean: 잔물결
European Portuguese: encrespar
Latin American Spanish: formar ondas
Chinese translation of 'ripple'
ripple
(ˈrɪpl)
n(c)
(on water) 涟(漣)漪 (liányī)
[of laughter, applause]微弱的一阵(陣) (wēiruò de yī zhèn)
vi
[water]起涟(漣)漪 (qǐ liányī)
[muscles]凸起 (tūqǐ)
vt
[surface]使 ... 泛起涟(漣)漪 (shǐ ... fànqǐ liányī)
1 (noun)
Definition
a slight wave on the surface of water
the ripples on the sea's calm surface
Synonyms
wave
The blast wave crushed his breath.
tremor
oscillation
undulation
2 (noun)
The problem has created economic ripples.
Synonyms
consequence
Her lawyers said she understood the consequences of her actions.
result
This is the result of eating too much fatty food.
side effect
backlash
a right-wing backlash
sequel
The arrests were a direct sequel to the investigations.
repercussion
It was an incident which had repercussions.
reverberation
The statement is likely to have strong reverberations.
3 (noun)
The news sent a ripple of excitement through the Security Council.
Synonyms
flutter
She felt a flutter of trepidation in her stomach.
thrill
He felt a thrill of fear, of adrenaline.
tremor
He felt a tremor in his arm.
tingle
a sudden tingle of excitement
vibration
They heard a distant low vibration in the distance.
frisson
(verb)
Definition
to form ripples or flow with a waving motion
Throw a pebble in a pool and it ripples.
Synonyms
form ripples
lap
the water that lapped against the pillars of the pier
ruffle
The evening breeze ruffled the pond.
babble
a brook babbling only yards from the door
undulate
the waves undulating like oceanic dunes
Additional synonyms
in the sense of babble
Definition
(of streams) to make a low murmuring sound
a brook babbling only yards from the door
Synonyms
gurgle,
lap,
bubble,
splash,
murmur,
ripple,
burble,
purl,
plash
in the sense of backlash
Definition
a sudden and adverse reaction
a right-wing backlash
Synonyms
reaction,
response,
resistance,
resentment,
retaliation,
repercussion,
counterblast,
counteraction,
retroaction
in the sense of lap
Definition
(of small waves) to wash against (the shore or a boat) with light splashing sounds
the water that lapped against the pillars of the pier
Synonyms
ripple,
wash,
splash,
slap,
swish,
gurgle,
slosh,
purl,
plash
Nearby words of
ripple
ripe
ripen
riposte
ripple
rise
risible
risk
Synonyms of 'ripple'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of repercussion
Definition
results or consequences of an action or event
It was an incident which had repercussions.
Synonyms
consequences,
result,
side effects,
backlash,
sequel
in the sense of result
Definition
the outcome or consequence of an action, policy, etc.
This is the result of eating too much fatty food.
Synonyms
consequence,
effect,
outcome,
end result,
issue,
event,
development,
product,
reaction,
fruit,
sequel,
upshot
in the sense of reverberation
The statement is likely to have strong reverberations.
Synonyms
consequence,
result,
effect,
event,
outcome,
repercussion,
end result,
upshot
in the sense of ruffle
The evening breeze ruffled the pond.
Synonyms
ripple,
riffle,
roughen,
make ripples in
in the sense of sequel
Definition
anything that happens after or as a result of something else
The arrests were a direct sequel to the investigations.
Synonyms
consequence,
result,
outcome,
conclusion,
end,
issue,
payoff (informal),
upshot
in the sense of thrill
Definition
a sudden trembling sensation caused by fear or emotional shock
He felt a thrill of fear, of adrenaline.
Synonyms
trembling,
throb,
shudder,
flutter,
fluttering,
tremor,
quiver,
vibration
in the sense of tingle
a sudden tingle of excitement
Synonyms
thrill,
quiver,
shiver,
goose pimples
in the sense of tremor
Definition
an involuntary shudder or vibration
He felt a tremor in his arm.
Synonyms
shake,
shaking,
tremble,
trembling,
shiver,
quaking,
wobble,
quiver,
quivering,
agitation,
vibration,
quaver
in the sense of undulate
Definition
to move gently and slowly from side to side or up and down
the waves undulating like oceanic dunes
Synonyms
wave,
roll,
surge,
swell,
ripple,
rise and fall,
billow,
heave
in the sense of vibration
Definition
a vibrating
They heard a distant low vibration in the distance.