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rippleless

rippleless

7.7
A steady electric signal without small repeating changes
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɪpələs/
  • Specialized
: sin fluctuaciones
  • The laboratory required a rippleless voltage supply for accurate measurements.

Examples

  • Engineers designed the circuit to ensure the output remained rippleless under all conditions.

  • A rippleless current is essential for sensitive electronic equipment to function properly.

  • The lake was completely rippleless this morning.

  • A rippleless surface is ideal for fishing.

  • A rippleless current is essential for sensitive electronic equipment to function properly.

  • Engineers designed the circuit to ensure the output remained rippleless under all conditions.

  • The laboratory required a rippleless voltage supply for accurate measurements.

Synonyms

waveless
vsrippleless
1 3.8

A calm flat surface of water with no waves

is used for steady signals lacking small periodic variations rather than water surfaces
nonoscillatory
vsrippleless
  • Specialized
9.9

Having no repeating movement or vibration

is about completely steady signals without small periodic variations

Antonyms

variable
  • Specialized
170 4.2

A number or symbol that can have different values

fluctuating
6 6.1

Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess

How Steady

rippleless
  • Specialized
7.7
constant
59 2.7
steady
327 2.0
fluctuating
6 6.1
unstable
128 4.4

Surface Forms

rippleless positive

Morphology

rippleless = ripple (transparent) = ripple + less

Extended metaphorical use ('without small fluctuations' in signals) remains directly predictable from 'ripple' + '-less'.

Etymology

The word rippleless breaks into ripple (a 'small wave' or 'small fluctuation') and -less ('without'), so for electricity a rippleless signal has no tiny changes and stays perfectly steady.