View synonyms for tidal

tidal

[ tahyd-l ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: tide:
a tidal current.
dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure:
a tidal steamer.

tidal

/ ˈtaɪdəl /

Origin of tidal¹

First recorded in 1800–10; tide ¹ + -al ¹

The planet is deep in the gravitational well of a black hole, and the black hole would surely have very high tidal forces.

Can there actually be massive tidal waves like the one we saw on the first planet they visited?

In "Pamela 1" Louie wades deeper into the gender pool, doubtlessly inviting a tidal wave of backlash.

Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang?

But the public indignation that was slow to rise at first is now coming on like a tidal wave.

A tidal wave rolls landward, and twenty thousand human beings are drowned, or crushed to death.

The tidal rivers mentioned previously are actually estuaries of Chesapeake Bay and they flow periodically inland.

Thus the people who live around them may enjoy the waters the same as others enjoy tidal waters.

Each time the tidal wave sweeps in toward the shore it urges the finer particles of sediment along with it.

The effect of tidal movement in nurturing marine life is very great.

Browse