marigraph

noun

mar·​i·​graph

-raf,

-rȧf

variants or mareograph

-rēə-

: a self-registering tide gage

marigraphic

¦marə¦grafik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

marigraph from mari- + -graph; mareograph from French maréographe, from maréo- (from Latin mare sea) + -graphe -graph

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