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
OTHER WORDS FROM marigraph
mar·i·graph·ic [mar-i-graf-ik], /ˌmær ɪˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby marigraph
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Example sentences from the Web for marigraph
For registering the height of the tide at every instant, hydrographic services generally adopt quite a simple marigraph.
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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