ripple
7
6.9
- noun
- /ˈrɪpəl/
- Specialized
:
rizado
The control engineers were saying, yeah, but this, this is torque ripple because these plastic gears, they're not great gears.
- The control engineers were saying, yeah, but this, this is torque ripple because these plastic gears, they're not great gears.
Examples
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The European economic situation also remains somewhat uncertain, and that could have a ripple effect on U.S. businesses.
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Moreover, we can no longer claim that we are unaware of the ripple effects of our actions and decisions on others.
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It's just part of the economic ripple effect of power outages.
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A similar example of adverse market ripple effects is the agricultural protectionism of the major developed nations.
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In becoming more interdependent, we create, by our economic decisions, more immediate and profound ripple effects, both beneficial and adverse, far beyond our local communities.
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When Lee speaks, Singaporean society listens, and the ripple effect can be measured by both policy action and personal imitation.
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The technician observed a slight ripple in the voltage reading, indicating a potential issue in the circuit.
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During the experiment, a small ripple appeared on the screen, showing a change in the current flow.
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Engineers need to account for any ripple in the signals when designing the new electronic devices.
Synonyms
6
7.0
One complete back-and-forth movement, like a pendulum swing
2
6.2
A rising and falling movement like waves on water
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A common wild plant with long narrow ribbed leaves that grows along roads in cool areas
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ripple uses the picture of little waves but for electricity: imagine tiny waves on a steady signal. So an electrical ripple is a 'small variation' or tiny up-and-down change in voltage or current.