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tid·al

[tahyd-l] Pronunciation Key

–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; tide¹ + -al¹

]

—Related forms

tid·al·ly, adverb

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tid·al (tīd'l) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Relating to or affected by tides: the tidal maximum; tidal pools; tidal waters.
Dependent on or scheduled by the time of high tide: a tidal ferry.

tid'al·ly adv.

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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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tidal
adjective
of or relating to or caused by tides; "tidal wave"

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Tidal

Tid"al\, a. Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.

The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares. --Longfellow.

Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches.

Tidal basin, a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide.

Tidal wave. (a) See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore. (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.

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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Tidal

Tidal, that breaks the yoke; knowledge of elevation

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