Definition of seiche in English:

seiche

noun seɪʃsā(t)SH

A temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure.
Example sentencesExamples
- The second uncommon event produced by the earthquake was the giant wave, known to geologists as a seiche, that formed when Hebgen Lake tipped and water began to slosh from one lake shore to the other and back again.
- In these and subsequent papers Chrystal studied seiches in lakes of many different shapes.
- However, sloshing waves called seiches can arise within the harbor and cause water levels to vary as much as 1.8 meters in as little as 45 minutes.
- The horizontal currents over the reef were found to be primarily due to the hydraulic flow and surface gravitational seiches.
- A subsequent troop of smaller waves, called seiches, would then finish the job, rinsing away casinos and the waterfront escapes of Internet millionaires.
- A seiche occurs in bodies of water that are partially or completely enclosed, such as Hilo Bay, creating a standing wave that continually sloshes back and forth.
- A particular feature of Lake Champlain - an effect called a seiche - may help to produce just such sightings.
- Another type of water wave, a seiche, is generated in an enclosed body of water such as a lake.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Swiss French, perhaps from German Seiche 'sinking (of water)'.

Definition of seiche in US English:

seiche

nounsā(t)SH

A temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure.
Example sentencesExamples
- A subsequent troop of smaller waves, called seiches, would then finish the job, rinsing away casinos and the waterfront escapes of Internet millionaires.
- The horizontal currents over the reef were found to be primarily due to the hydraulic flow and surface gravitational seiches.
- The second uncommon event produced by the earthquake was the giant wave, known to geologists as a seiche, that formed when Hebgen Lake tipped and water began to slosh from one lake shore to the other and back again.
- Another type of water wave, a seiche, is generated in an enclosed body of water such as a lake.
- However, sloshing waves called seiches can arise within the harbor and cause water levels to vary as much as 1.8 meters in as little as 45 minutes.
- A particular feature of Lake Champlain - an effect called a seiche - may help to produce just such sightings.
- A seiche occurs in bodies of water that are partially or completely enclosed, such as Hilo Bay, creating a standing wave that continually sloshes back and forth.
- In these and subsequent papers Chrystal studied seiches in lakes of many different shapes.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Swiss French, perhaps from German Seiche ‘sinking (of water)’.

单词	seiche
释义	Definition of seiche in English: seiche noun seɪʃsā(t)SH A temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure. Example sentencesExamples The second uncommon event produced by the earthquake was the giant wave, known to geologists as a seiche, that formed when Hebgen Lake tipped and water began to slosh from one lake shore to the other and back again. In these and subsequent papers Chrystal studied seiches in lakes of many different shapes. However, sloshing waves called seiches can arise within the harbor and cause water levels to vary as much as 1.8 meters in as little as 45 minutes. The horizontal currents over the reef were found to be primarily due to the hydraulic flow and surface gravitational seiches. A subsequent troop of smaller waves, called seiches, would then finish the job, rinsing away casinos and the waterfront escapes of Internet millionaires. A seiche occurs in bodies of water that are partially or completely enclosed, such as Hilo Bay, creating a standing wave that continually sloshes back and forth. A particular feature of Lake Champlain - an effect called a seiche - may help to produce just such sightings. Another type of water wave, a seiche, is generated in an enclosed body of water such as a lake. Origin Mid 19th century: from Swiss French, perhaps from German Seiche 'sinking (of water)'. Definition of seiche in US English: seiche nounsā(t)SH A temporary disturbance or oscillation in the water level of a lake or partially enclosed body of water, especially one caused by changes in atmospheric pressure. Example sentencesExamples A subsequent troop of smaller waves, called seiches, would then finish the job, rinsing away casinos and the waterfront escapes of Internet millionaires. The horizontal currents over the reef were found to be primarily due to the hydraulic flow and surface gravitational seiches. The second uncommon event produced by the earthquake was the giant wave, known to geologists as a seiche, that formed when Hebgen Lake tipped and water began to slosh from one lake shore to the other and back again. Another type of water wave, a seiche, is generated in an enclosed body of water such as a lake. However, sloshing waves called seiches can arise within the harbor and cause water levels to vary as much as 1.8 meters in as little as 45 minutes. A particular feature of Lake Champlain - an effect called a seiche - may help to produce just such sightings. A seiche occurs in bodies of water that are partially or completely enclosed, such as Hilo Bay, creating a standing wave that continually sloshes back and forth. In these and subsequent papers Chrystal studied seiches in lakes of many different shapes. Origin Mid 19th century: from Swiss French, perhaps from German Seiche ‘sinking (of water)’.
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