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ripplon

ripplon noun: a quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface of a liquid.

Noun

ripplon (plural ripplons)

  1. A quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface of a liquid

Forms of ripplon

pluralripplons

Origin of ripplon

From ripple + -on.

Words formed from ripplon

Questions about ripplon

What does ripplon mean?
Ripplon means a quantized capillary-tension wave at the surface of a liquid.
What part of speech is ripplon?
Ripplon is a noun.
What is the plural of ripplon?
The plural of ripplon is ripplons.

Words near ripplon in the dictionary

  1. rippling
  2. Ripplinger
  3. Ripplingers
  4. ripplingly
  5. ripplings
  6. ripplon
  7. ripplonic
  8. ripplons
  9. ripply
  10. rippon
  11. Ripponden

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