"seiche" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /seɪʃ/ [UK], /seɪʃ/ [US], /sit͡ʃ/ [US] Audio: en-us-seiche.ogg [US], en-us-seiche-2.ogg [US] Forms: seiches [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃ Etymology: From Swiss French seiche, perhaps from German Seiche (“sinking”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|seiche}} French seiche, {{der|en|de|Seiche|t=sinking}} German Seiche (“sinking”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} seiche (plural seiches)
  1. (hydrology) A short-term standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of its geometry. Wikipedia link: seiche Categories (topical): Hydrology Translations (standing wave in a lake): seixa (Catalan), rennisjógvur [masculine] (Faroese), seiche-ilmiö (Finnish), Seiche [feminine] (German), tólengés (Hungarian), secca [feminine] (Italian), 静振 (seishin) (alt: せいしん) (Japanese), сейш (sejš) [masculine] (Russian), сейша (sejša) [feminine] (Russian), dygyfor llyn [masculine] (Welsh), ymchwydd llyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-seiche-en-noun-3Lon5ZFH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geography, hydrology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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