Ripple may refer to:

Science and technology

* Capillary wave, 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 oscillations of the gravitational field that Wave propagation, travel through space at the speed of light; they are generated by the relative motion of gravity, gravitating masses. They were proposed by Oliver Heaviside i ...

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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 al ...

, 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 c ...

, 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 directly by wind. Defining ripple cross-laminae and asymmetric ripples * ''Current ripple ...

, as identified in sediments and sedimentary rocks *

Ripple (payment protocol) The XRP Ledger (XRPL), also called the Ripple Protocol, is a cryptocurrency platform launched in 2012 by Ripple Labs. The XRPL employs the native cryptocurrency known as XRP, and supports tokens, cryptocurrency or other units of value such as fre ...

, a real-time payment system by Ripple Labs * Ripple control, a form of electrical

load management Load management, also known as demand-side management (DSM), is the process of Load balancing (electrical power), balancing the supply of electricity on the network with the electrical load by adjusting or controlling the load rather than the pow ...

* Various brainwave patterns, including those which follow sharp waves 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 ("shots") 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 t ...

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 ge ...

, a non-profit click-to-donate internet site and search engine *

Ripple Labs Ripple Labs, Inc. is an American technology company which offers enterprise blockchain products on the XRP Ledger and other networks. Originally named Opencoin and renamed in 2015, the company was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, C ...

, the firm that created the Ripple payment protocol * Ripple Foods, a brand of pea-protein dairy alternative products

Arts and entertainment

* Ripple (''My Little Pony'') * "Ripple" (Naruto episode), an episode in an anime series * 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 manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly manga magazine ''Ultra Jum ...

'' * ''The Ripple'' (newspaper), the student newspaper at the University of Leicester * ''Ripples'', a Japanese film directed by

Naoko Ogigami is a Japanese film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. She first began gaining attention after winning several prizes at the PIA Film Festival for her short film ''Hoshino-Kun, Yumeno-Kun'' (2001). Among her most notable works are her f ...

* ''Ripples'' (musical), a musical comedy theatrical production * ''Ripples'' (TV series)

Music

* Ripple (band), an American soul/funk band * "Ripples", a 2019 album by

Ian Brown Ian George Brown (born 20 February 1963) is an English musician. He was the lead singer and the only continuous member of the alternative rock band the Stone Roses from their formation in 1983. Following the band's initial split in 1996, he be ...

* "Ripple" (song), a 1970 song by the Grateful Dead from their album ''American Beauty'' * "Ripple", a song from the album '' Priest=Aura'' by The Church * " Ripples...", a song from the album ''A Trick of the Tail'' by Genesis

Places

Ripple, Kent Ripple, also known as 'Ripple Vale', is an ancient village and civil parish of Saxon origin Dover District of Kent, England and is the second smallest village in Kent. Ripple parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin; the village pub i ...

, a village in England * Ripple, Worcestershire, 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 known as Internment Camp B70, from 1940 to 1945. This camp he ...

, 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 wine or tonic wine is inexpensive fortified wine that typically has an alcohol content between 13% and 20% alcohol by volume (ABV). They are made from various fruits (including grapes and citrus fruits) with added sugar, arti ...

People with the surname

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

Mark Ripple Mark Ripple was an American money manager, expert horse racing handicapper, and author of ''Handicapping the Wall Street Way''. He was frequently sought after to write articles, having written for ''American Turf Monthly'', ''The Horse Jockey'', C ...

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

Fictional character

* Wade Ripple, character from the 2023

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

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Elemental An elemental is a mythic supernatural being that is described in occult and alchemy, alchemical works from around the time of the European Renaissance, and particularly elaborated in the 16th century works of Paracelsus. According to Paracelsu ...