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megaripple en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɛɡəˈɹɪp(ə)l/ (UK, US)
• /ˈˈmeɪɡəˈɹɪp(ə)l/

Etymology

From mega- + ripple.

Meanings

1. A giant ripple, typically of sand exposed to tidal action.
   • Generally these undulations are less than 1 meter long. Van Straaten (1953, p. 1—2) used the term megaripple for ripple marks with wave lengths (fig. 4-13) greater than 1 meter. 1963, Paul Edwin Potter, Paleocurrents and Basin Analysis, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, page 260:
   • The epifauna of megaripples: species adaptations and population responses to disturbance. 1990, Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland Museum, page 260:
   • Orientations of megaripple and sandwave crestline appear to be controlled by the mean current direction. 1973, Selected Water Resources Abstracts 1973-08-15: Volume 6 Issue 16, Superintendent of Government Documents, page 27:

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