ripple mark
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.
Words nearby ripple mark
ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripple mark, ripplegrass, rippler, ripplet, ripply, riprap
Origin of ripple mark
First recorded in 1825–35
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Examples from the Web for ripple mark
What is known as the "ripple-mark" in sandstone surfaces may be produced in various ways.
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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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