MARIGRAPH Definition & Meaning

marigraph

[ mar-i-graf, -grahf ]

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noun

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

marigraph

/ -ˌɡrɑːf; ˈmærɪˌɡræf /

noun

a gauge for recording the levels of the tides

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��·��·��·�� [mar-i-, graf, -ik], adjective

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of marigraph¹

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

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of marigraph¹

from Latin mare sea + -graph

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This marigraph, constructed on an order of the German Admiralty, gives the level of the sea every ten minutes with an approximation of 0.12 per cent., and that too for a difference of 8 meters between the highest and lowest sea.

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

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