tide-generating force
noun
the difference between the force of gravity exerted by the moon or the sun on a particle of water in the ocean and that exerted on an equal mass of matter at the centre of the earth. The lunar tide-generating forces are about 2.2 times greater than are the solar ones
See also neap tide, spring tide, tide 1
Words nearby tide-generating force
tide pool,
tide race,
tide table,
tide-bound,
tide-gauge,
tide-generating force,
tide-rip,
tidehead,
tideland,
tideline,
tidemark