wavelet

[ weyv-lit ]

/ ˈweɪv lɪt /

a small wave; ripple.

Origin of wavelet

First recorded in 1800–10; wave + -let

The yacht was upon an even keel, and scarcely a wavelet splashed against her side.

Pharos, The Egyptian |Guy Newell Boothby
The result was that the eye saw nothing of the water or the wavelet, but caught only the brilliant glow.

Nature Near London |Richard Jefferies
A wavelet splashed up against the clay on which they were standing.

The Beth Book |Sarah Grand
For every wavelet of land upon the surface of the Boer States, a hundred great billows stand up in Natal.

History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) |Sir Frederick Maurice.

They are in circumstances in which the ripple passes into the wavelet, and the wavelet into the billow.

Leading Articles on Various Subjects |Hugh Miller

wavelet

/ (ˈweɪvlɪt) /

a small wave

wavelet

[ wāv′lĭt ]

A small wave; a ripple. See more at wave.