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Definition of Marigram
1. a record of tide levels [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marigram
Literary usage of Marigram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The California earthquake of April 18, 1906: Report of the state earthquake by Andrew Cowper Lawson, Harry Fielding Reid (1908)
"The marigram near Fort Point, for April 18, 1906, shows (fig. 67) a depression
of the water-level in the Golden Gate at the time of the earthquake, ..."
2. General Instructions for the Field Work of the Coast and Geodetic Survey by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1908)
"On the blank paper, both at the beginning and end of each marigram, write and
fill out a note similar to the following: Station Latitude ° ' ". ..."
3. General Instructions for the Field Work of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1921)
"The time indicated by the time clock and also the correct time and date should
be recorded on the marigram near the staff reading, on each visit to the ..."
4. Arctic Tides by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Rollin Arthur Harris (1911)
"... are. given § and LF Pourtales, of the United States Coast Survey, devised a
graphical process for its determination from a tide curve or marigram. ..."
5. Catalog of Tsunamis in the Pacific, 1969-1982 edited by S. L. Soloviev, K. Kim, CGO Staff (1997)
"The marigram (Figure 23) shows several waves with periods of 20-30 min. The first
wave was the maximum with a height of 47 cm. In Severo-Kuril'sk, ..."
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