Ripple may refer to:

Science and technology

Capillary wave A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension. Capillary waves are common in nature, and are often referred to as ripples. The ...

, commonly known as ripple, a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid ** Ripple, more generally a disturbance, for example of spacetime in

gravitational wave Gravitational waves are waves of the intensity of gravity generated by the accelerated masses of an orbital binary system that propagate as waves outward from their source at the speed of light. They were first proposed by Oliver Heaviside in ...

s *

Ripple (electrical) Ripple (specifically ripple voltage) in electronics is the residual periodic variation of the DC voltage within a power supply which has been derived from an alternating current (AC) source. This ripple is due to incomplete suppression of the alte ...

, residual periodic variation in DC voltage during ac to dc conversion ** Ripple current, pulsed current draw caused by some non-linear devices and circuits ** Frequency-domain ripple **

Ringing (signal) In electronics, signal processing, and video, ringing is oscillation of a signal, particularly in the step response (the response to a sudden change in input). Often ringing is undesirable, but not always, as in the case of resonant inductive co ...

, oscillation of a signal, particularly in the step response * Polarization ripples, appearing after irradiation of a solid by energy flux (laser, ions, etc.) *

Ripple marks In geology, ripple marks are sedimentary structures (i.e., bedforms of the lower flow regime) and indicate agitation by water ( current or waves) or wind. Defining ripple cross-laminae and asymmetric ripples * ''Current ripple marks'', ' ...

, as identified in sediments and sedimentary rocks *

Ripple (payment protocol) Ripple is a real-time gross settlement system, currency exchange and remittance network created by Ripple Labs Inc., a US-based technology company. Released in 2012, Ripple is built upon a distributed open source protocol, and supports tokens ...

, a real-time payment system by Ripple Labs * Ripple control, a form of electrical load management * Various brainwave patterns, including those which follow

sharp waves The hippocampus (via Latin from Greek , 'seahorse') is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in each side of the brain. The hippocampus is part of the limbic system, an ...

in the hippocampus * Ripple I and Ripple II, 1962 US nuclear bomb tests in

Operation Dominic Operation Dominic was a series of 31 nuclear test explosions with a total yield conducted in 1962 by the United States in the Pacific. This test series was scheduled quickly, in order to respond in kind to the Soviet resumption of testing af ...

Organizations

Ripple (charitable organisation) Ripple was a non-profit click-to-donate internet site and search engine which passed 100% of its revenue to other charities.Lia TimsonSearch to end poverty ''The Age'', May 29, 2007. Retrieved on October 9, 2007. Launched on May 4, 2007, they gen ...

, a non-profit click-to-donate internet site and search engine * Ripple Labs, the firm that created the Ripple payment protocol * Ripple Foods, a brand of pea-protein dairy alternative products

Arts and entertainment

* "Ripple" (Naruto episode), an episode in an anime series * ''The Ripple'' (newspaper), the student newspaper at the University of Leicester * Ripple (''My Little Pony'') * ''Ripples'' (TV series) * ''Ripples'' (musical), a musical comedy theatrical production * Ripple, a phenomenon in ''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

Music

* Ripple (band), an American soul/funk band * "Ripple" (song), a 1970 song by the Grateful Dead from their album ''American Beauty'' * "Ripple", a song from the album ''

Priest=Aura ''Priest=Aura'' (styled as ''priest=aura'') is the eighth album by the Australian alternative rock band The Church, released in March 1992. It peaked at No. 25 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Background After touring their previous album, ' ...

'' by The Church * " Ripples...", a song from the album ''A Trick of the Tail'' by Genesis

Places

* Ripple, Kent, a village in England *

Ripple, Worcestershire Ripple is a village and civil parish in the county of Worcestershire, England. Ripple is one of the most southerly parishes in the county and is situated on the A38 road with the River Severn as its western boundary. Together with the villages and ...

, a village in England *

Ripples, New Brunswick Ripples is a community in the Canadian province of New Brunswick near the village of Minto and Route 10 on the Little River. History Ripples housed a World War Two internment camp, from 1940 to 1945. This camp held internees of many differen ...

, Canada * Ripple River, US

Other uses

Ripple effect A ripple effect occurs when an initial disturbance to a system propagates outward to disturb an increasingly larger portion of the system, like ripples expanding across the water when an object is dropped into it. The ripple effect is often use ...

, the socio-educational phenomenon * USS ''Ripple'', several US Navy ships * Ripple, a former brand of

flavored fortified wine Flavored fortified wines (known informally as bum wines or bum vino) are inexpensive fortified wines that typically have an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). They are made from various fruits (including grapes and citr ...

People with the surname

* Jimmy Ripple (1909–1959), baseball player * Kenneth Francis Ripple (born 1943), Senior United States Circuit Judge *

Mark Ripple Mark E. Ripple, born August 30, 1967 was an American money manager, expert horse racing handicapper, and author of ''Handicapping the Wall Street Way''. He was frequently sought after to pen articles, having written for ''American Turf Monthly'', '' ...

(born 1967), businessperson and author * Richard E. Ripple (1931–2010), American educational psychologist * Charlie Ripple (1920–1979), pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Ezra H. Ripple Ezra H. Ripple (February 11, 1842 – November 19, 1909) was a Pennsylvania businessman, politician and soldier. Early life Ripple was born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania in present-day Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, to Silas and Elizabeth (Harris) Ripp ...

(1842–1909), Pennsylvania businessman, politician and soldier * John Ripple (1897–1965), college football player * William J. Ripple (born 1952), professor of ecology