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noun Geology.
one of the wavy lines or ridges produced, especially on sand, by the action of waves, wind, or the like.
one of such forms preserved in sandstone or siltstone.
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Origin of ripple mark
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby ripple mark
ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripplegrass, ripple mark, rippler, ripplet, ripply, riprap, rip-roaring
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British Dictionary definitions for ripple mark
ripple mark
noun
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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