marigraph

[mar-i-graf, -grahf]

noun

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

Also mareograph.

Origin of marigraph

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

Related formsmar·i·graph·ic

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

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British Dictionary definitions for marigraph

marigraph

noun

a gauge for recording the levels of the tides

Word Origin for marigraph

from Latin mare sea + -graph

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