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megaripples

megaripples is the plural of megaripple.

Meaning of megaripple

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

Questions about megaripples

What is megaripples the plural of?
Megaripples is the plural of megaripple.

Words near megaripples in the dictionary

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

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