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Seiche
seiche
seiche
See also: Seiche
English
Noun
seiche (plural seiches)
- (hydrology) A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry.
Translations
standing wave in a lake
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛʃ/
Etymology 1
From Latin sepia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía).
Noun
seiche f (plural seiches)
Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin.
Noun
seiche f (plural seiches)
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Latin sēpia, from Ancient Greek σηπία (sēpía).
Noun
seiche f (plural seiches)
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃeçə/
Noun
seiche f (genitive singular seiche, plural seichean or seicheannan)