ripple

1. v. An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. Source: opted

2. v. t. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. Source: opted

3. v. t. Hence, to scratch or tear. Source: opted

4. 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. Source: opted

5. v. i. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. Source: opted

6. 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. Source: opted

7. n. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. Source: opted

8. n. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. Source: opted

9. n. a small wave on the surface of water or other liquids for which the driving force is not gravity, but surface tension. Source: opted

10. n. the residual AC component in the DC current output from a rectifier, expressed as a percentage of the steady component of the current. Source: opted

11. n. a small wave on the surface of a liquid Source: wordnet

12. n. (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value Source: wordnet

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