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megaripple

Syllables: me·ga·rip·ple/ˈˈmeɪɡəˈɹɪp(ə)l/UK/ˈmɛɡəˈɹɪp(ə)l/

megaripple noun: a giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action.

Noun

megaripple (plural megaripples)

  1. A giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action.
    • Generally these undulations are less than 1 meter long. Van Straaten (1953, p. 1—2) used the term megaripple for ripple marks with wave lengths (fig. 4-13) greater than 1 meter.1963, Paul Edwin Potter, Paleocurrents and Basin Analysis, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, page 260
    • Orientations of megaripple and sandwave crestline appear to be controlled by the mean current direction.1973, Selected Water Resources Abstracts 1973-08-15: Volume 6 Issue 16, Superintendent of Government Documents, page 27

Forms of megaripple

pluralmegaripples

Origin of megaripple

From mega- + ripple.

Questions about megaripple

What does megaripple mean?
Megaripple means a giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action.
What part of speech is megaripple?
Megaripple is a noun.
How do you pronounce megaripple?
Megaripple is pronounced /ˈmɛɡəˈɹɪp(ə)l/ (UK).
What is the plural of megaripple?
The plural of megaripple is megaripples.

Words near megaripple in the dictionary

  1. Megarian
  2. Megarians
  3. Megaric
  4. megarich
  5. Megarics
  6. megaripple
  7. megaripples
  8. megaron
  9. megarons
  10. megas
  11. megasample

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