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tid⋅al

  [tahyd-l]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: a tidal current.
2. dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure: a tidal steamer.
Origin:
1800–10; tide 1 + -al 1

Related forms:
tid⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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tid·al   (tīd'l)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or affected by tides: the tidal maximum; tidal pools; tidal waters.

  2. Dependent on or scheduled by the time of high tide: a tidal ferry.

tid'al·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tidal 
1807, a hybrid formation from tide (q.v.) + Latin-derived suffix -al. A tidal wave (1830) is properly high water caused by movements of the tides; erroneous use for "tsunami, great ocean wave caused by an earthquake, etc." is recorded from 1878.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tid·al
Pronunciation: 'tId-&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or constituting tidal air tidal exchange of the lungs —F. R. Mautz & R. M. Hosler>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

tidal tid·al (tīd'l)
adj.
Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Bible Dictionary

Tidal

(in the LXX. called "Thorgal"), styled the "king of nations" (Gen.14:1-9). Mentioned as Tudkhula on Arioch's brick (see facing page 139). _Goyyim_, translated "nations," is the country called Gutium, east of Tigris and north of Elam.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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