marigraph

[ mar-i-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˈmær ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun

a device that automatically registers the rise and fall of the tide.

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Also mareograph.

Origin of marigraph

1855–60; <Latin mari- (combining form of mare sea) + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM marigraph

mar·i·graph·ic

[mar-i-graf-ik], /ˌmær ɪˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby marigraph

Marietta, Mariette, marigold, marigold window, marigram, marigraph, marijuana, Marikina, Marília, Marilyn, marimba

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How to use marigraph in a sentence

For registering the height of the tide at every instant, hydrographic services generally adopt quite a simple marigraph.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884|Various

British Dictionary definitions for marigraph

marigraph

/ (ˈmærɪˌɡræf, -ˌɡrɑːf) /

noun

a gauge for recording the levels of the tides

Word Origin for marigraph

from Latin mare sea + -graph

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