seiche

[ seysh ]

/ seɪʃ /

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noun

an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.

Origin of seiche

Borrowed into English from Franco-Provençal around 1830–40

Words nearby seiche

Seguin, Segura, segway, Sehna knot, seicento, seiche, seidel, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, seif, seif dune

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Example sentences from the Web for seiche

A seiche is a standing oscillation of a lake, usually in the direction of the longest diameter, but occasionally transverse.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
Notwithstanding the strange, not to say grotesque, appearance of its beak, the Seiche is decidedly an interesting creature.
The Sea|Jules Michelet
Cenéle amus: salanaig buale ⁊ buicc brodnai ⁊ eóin erchoille ⁊ seiche corad.
The Triads of Ireland|Kuno Meyer
The Vilaine receives the Meu and the Seiche, which are both navigable.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for seiche

seiche

/ (seɪʃ) /

noun

a periodic oscillation of the surface of an enclosed or semienclosed body of water (lake, inland sea, bay, etc) caused by such phenomena as atmospheric pressure changes, winds, tidal currents, and earthquakes

Word Origin for seiche

C19: from Swiss French, first used to describe the rise and fall of water in Lake Geneva; of obscure origin

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Scientific definitions for seiche

seiche

[ sāsh, sēch ]

An oscillating wave in an enclosed body of water. A seiche may have a period from a few minutes to a few hours and is usually a result of seismic or atmospheric disturbances.

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释义	seiche [ seysh ] / seɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR seiche ON THESAURUS.COM noun an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc. Origin of seiche Borrowed into English from Franco-Provençal around 1830–40 Words nearby seiche Seguin, Segura, segway, Sehna knot, seicento, seiche, seidel, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders, seif, seif dune Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for seiche A seiche is a standing oscillation of a lake, usually in the direction of the longest diameter, but occasionally transverse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1\|Various Notwithstanding the strange, not to say grotesque, appearance of its beak, the Seiche is decidedly an interesting creature. The Sea\|Jules Michelet Cenéle amus: salanaig buale ⁊ buicc brodnai ⁊ eóin erchoille ⁊ seiche corad. The Triads of Ireland\|Kuno Meyer The Vilaine receives the Meu and the Seiche, which are both navigable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for seiche seiche / (seɪʃ) / noun a periodic oscillation of the surface of an enclosed or semienclosed body of water (lake, inland sea, bay, etc) caused by such phenomena as atmospheric pressure changes, winds, tidal currents, and earthquakes Word Origin for seiche C19: from Swiss French, first used to describe the rise and fall of water in Lake Geneva; of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to seiche tsunami, eagre, rogue wave, surface wave, tidal bore, white horses Scientific definitions for seiche seiche [ sāsh, sēch ] An oscillating wave in an enclosed body of water. A seiche may have a period from a few minutes to a few hours and is usually a result of seismic or atmospheric disturbances. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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seiche

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noun

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Words related to seiche

Scientific definitions for seiche