seiche

Meaning

A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, or other confined body of water such as a fjord, characteristic of its geometry.

Synonyms

Translations

seixa

seiche

seicha

ظاهرة اختلاف منسوب البحيرة

κυμάτισμα

κυματισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)
/seɪʃ/
Etymology

From Swiss French seiche, perhaps from German Seiche (“sinking”).

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