tidal

[ tahyd-l ]

/ ˈtaɪd l /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: a tidal current.

dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure: a tidal steamer.

Origin of tidal

First recorded in 1800–10; tide¹ + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tidal

tid·al·ly, adverb non·tid·al, adjective un·tid·al, adjective

Words nearby tidal

ticky-tacky, tico, ticonderoga, tictac, tictoc, tidal, tidal air, tidal basin, tidal benchmark, tidal bore, tidal bulge

Example sentences from the Web for tidal

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

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

How Marine Le Pen and France’s Ultra-Right Won the Day |Tracy McNicoll |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But the public indignation that was slow to rise at first is now coming on like a tidal wave.

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In the primaries, Jeb Bush just might be drowned in a tidal wave of tea.

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But this tidal wave of systematic brutality has resulted in only 30 convictions.

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Birds were concentrated in the areas of mangrove swamp and on the tidal flats.

The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 |Rollin H. Baker
I had missed the tidal train, and I represented that this had caused me some inconvenience.

Recollections |David Christie Murray
The greater part of the tidal flats are barren, while the remainder are far from fertile.

A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts |Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
Except a tidal wave from Japan, nothing would seem to be able to affect or disturb it.

Our Italy |Charles Dudley Warner
He had left London, on the previous morning, by the tidal train, for Dover.

The Moonstone |Wilkie Collins

British Dictionary definitions for tidal

tidal

/ (ˈtaɪdəl) /

adjective

relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides a tidal estuary

dependent on the state of the tide a tidal ferry

(of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs

Derived forms of tidal

tidally, adverb

Medical definitions for tidal

tidal

[ tīd′l ]

adj.

Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling.

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adjective

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