ripple vs surge

ripple

noun
  • A small oscillation of an otherwise steady signal. 

  • A style of ice cream in which flavors have been coarsely blended together. 

  • An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc. 

  • A sound similar to that of undulating water. 

  • A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid. 

verb
  • To shape into a series of ripples. 

  • To launch or unleash in rapid succession. 

  • To scratch, tear, or break slightly; graze 

  • To propagate like a moving wave. 

  • To move like the undulating surface of a body of water; to undulate. 

  • To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by means of a ripple. 

  • To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore. 

surge

noun
  • The maximum amplitude of a vehicle's forward/backward oscillation. 

  • A deployment in large numbers at short notice. 

  • The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon which the cable surges, or slips. 

  • A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. 

  • A momentary reversal of the airflow through the compressor section of a jet engine due to disruption of the airflow entering the engine's air intake, accompanied by loud banging noises, emission of flame, and temporary loss of thrust. 

  • A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. 

  • The swell or heave of the sea (FM 55-501). 

verb
  • To slack off a line. 

  • To experience a momentary reversal of airflow through the compressor section due to disruption of intake airflow. 

  • To accelerate forwards, particularly suddenly. 

  • To rush, flood, or increase suddenly. 

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