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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' 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. <br/>''Compare'' [[gravity wave]].</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' 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. <br/>''Compare'' [[gravity wave|gravity wave]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 25 April 2012
capillary wave
(Also called 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.
Compare gravity wave.
