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ripple mark

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noun, Geology.
1.
one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, especially on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like.
2.
one of such forms preserved in sandstone or siltstone.
Origin of ripple mark
1825-1835
1825-35
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British Dictionary definitions for ripple mark

ripple mark

noun
1.
one of a series of small wavy ridges of sand formed by waves on a beach, by a current in a sandy riverbed, or by wind on land: sometimes found fossilized on bedding planes of sedimentary rock
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