Ripple
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 waves
Ripple (electrical), 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), 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, as identified in sediments and sedimentary rocks
Ripple (payment protocol), 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 in the hippocampus
Ripple I and Ripple II, 1962 US nuclear bomb tests in Operation Dominic


== Organizations ==
Ripple (charitable organisation), 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 (My Little Pony)
"Ripple" (Naruto episode), an episode in an anime series
Ripple, a phenomenon in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
The Ripple (newspaper), the student newspaper at the University of Leicester
Ripples, a Japanese film directed by Naoko Ogigami
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
"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, a village in England
Ripple, Worcestershire, a village in England
Ripples, New Brunswick, Canada
Ripple River, US


== Other uses ==
Ripple effect, the socio-educational phenomenon
USS Ripple, several US Navy ships
Ripple, a former brand of flavored fortified wine


== People with the surname ==
Jimmy Ripple (1909–1959), baseball player
Kenneth Francis Ripple (born 1943), Senior United States Circuit Judge
Mark Ripple (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 animated film Elemental


== See also ==
Ripple tank, a glass tank of water demonstrating the basic properties of waves
Raspberry Ripple, a flavour of ice-cream
Ripple Island (disambiguation)
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