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Seiche

Noun

A seiche is a standing wave oscillating in a body of water, typically in an enclosed or semi-enclosed basin.

Sample sentence: The intense earthquake caused a seiche in the nearby lake, resulting in large waves crashing onto the shore.

Verb (transitive)

To seiche refers to the act of causing or initiating a standing wave in a body of water.

Sample sentence: The researchers decided to seiche the experimental tank to observe the effects of wave oscillations on the structure they were testing.

Verb (intransitive)

When a body of water seiches, it undergoes the phenomenon of generating standing waves without external disturbances.

Sample sentence: The lake began to seiche after a sudden shift in atmospheric pressure, causing unusual patterns of water movement.