marigraph

American

[mar-i-graf, -grahf] / ˈmær ɪˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

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

marigraph British

/ -ˌɡrɑːf, ˈmærɪˌɡræf /

noun

a gauge for recording the levels of the tides

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Other Word Forms

marigraphic adjective

Etymology

Origin of marigraph

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

Example Sentences

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For registering the height of the tide at every instant, hydrographic services generally adopt quite a simple marigraph.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 443, June 28, 1884 by Various

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