tidal
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| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides: a tidal estuary |
| 2. | dependent on the state of the tide: a tidal ferry |
| 3. | (of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs |
| 'tidally | |
| —adv | |
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Tidal
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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.
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American Heritage
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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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Tidal definition
(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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Example sentences
Many respected economists predict a potential tidal wave of inflation.
Or perhaps wind turbines could be situated on the same towers as tidal turbines to reduce the cost.
While rich cities fret over a relatively modest ebb and flow of population, poor cities must cope with a tidal wave of migrants.
Some of the oldest ocean energy technologies use tidal power.
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