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seiche
[ seysh ]
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.
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
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of seiche1
Borrowed into English from Franco-Provençal around 1830–40
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Word History and Origins
Origin of seiche1
C19: from Swiss French, first used to describe the rise and fall of water in Lake Geneva; of obscure origin
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Example Sentences
The Vilaine receives the Meu and the Seiche, which are both navigable.
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Notwithstanding the strange, not to say grotesque, appearance of its beak, the Seiche is decidedly an interesting creature.
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A seiche is a standing oscillation of a lake, usually in the direction of the longest diameter, but occasionally transverse.
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Cenéle amus: salanaig buale ⁊ buicc brodnai ⁊ eóin erchoille ⁊ seiche corad.
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