ripple mark
1ripple-mark — [ ripɶlmark ] n. f. • 1904; mot angl. , de ripple « clapotis » et mark « marque » ♦ Anglic. Géogr. Petite ride du sable formée par le clapotement des eaux à la surface des plages. Des ripple marks. ● ripple mark, ripple marks nom féminin (anglais …
2ripple mark — n. any of the ripply lines on the surface of sand, mud, etc. caused by waves, wind, or both …
3ripple mark — noun one of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind • Hypernyms: ↑ridge * * * noun 1. a. : the undulating surface of a ridge or trough produced in incoherent granular material (as loose sand) by wind, currents of… …
4ripple mark — An undulating surface of alternating, subparallel, small scale ridges and depressions, commonly composed of loose sand. It is produced on land by wind and under water by the agitation of water by currents or wave action, and generally tends at …
5ripple mark — Geol. 1. one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, esp. on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like. 2. one of such forms preserved in sandstone or siltstone. [1825 35] * * * One of a series of small marine, lake, or riverine features,… …
6ripple mark — noun Date: 1833 1. one of a series of small ridges produced especially on sand by the action of wind, a current of water, or waves 2. a striation across the grain of wood especially on the tangential surface • ripple marked adjective …
7ripple mark — rip′ple mark n. 1) gel one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, esp. on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like 2) gel one of such forms preserved in sandstone or siltstone • Etymology: 1825–35 …
8ripple mark — A wavelike sculpture on water covered sand surfaces obtained by wave action [16] …
9ripple mark — /ˈrɪpəl mak/ (say ripuhl mahk) noun one of the wavy lines or ridges produced on sand, etc., by waves, wind, or the like …
10ripple-mark — …