Complete Definition of "seiche"

English
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Etymology
From Swiss French #French|seiche, perhaps from German Seiche �sinking�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/seɪ�/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ�|-eɪ�

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|physiography A short-period oscillation of the water in a lake, characteristic of its geometry.

French
Pronunciation
IPA|/s��/
SAMPA|/sES/

Etymology 1
From L.|fr sepia, from AGr.|fr polytonic|�η�ία.

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. cuttlefish

Etymology 2
Of uncertain origin.

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. context|Swiss French #English|seiche

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