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ripple, capillary ripple
A wave for which the primary restoring force is surface tension; generally taken to be one of less than 1. 7-cm wavelength, this being the wavelength for which the theoretical phase speed is a minimum, and marking the transition from gravity to surface tension as the dominant restoring force at the sea surface. Compare gravity wave.
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