A situation in which the water level periodically fluctuates due to the action of lunar and solar forces upon the rotating earth
(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
The periodic rise and fall of the ocean water masses, produced by gravitational effects of the moon and sun on the Earth
Tidal means relating to or produced by tides. The tidal stream or current gradually decreases in the shallows. relating to the regular rising and falling of the sea. adj. tidal wave tidal flat tidal power
The energy contained in a tide flowing in or out of an estuary or similar enclosed place, especially that part of the energy that can be converted to electricity
any of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides
A nearly flat coastal area, alternately covered and exposed by the tides, and consisting of unconsolidated sediments. Level muddy surface bordering an estuary, alternately submerged and exposed to the air by changing tidal levels. In addition to the alternating submergence and exposure, the varying influences of fresh river water and salty marine waters cause physical conditions to vary more widely than in any other marine environment. The mud of a tidal flat is usually rich in dissolved nutrients, plankton, and organic debris, and it supports large numbers of small animals such as crabs and worms. Vegetation is generally sparse, but mats of blue or blue-green algae (see cyanobacteria) may be present
Any of various small gravitational forces acting on an extended body as a result of the varying distance between the source of the gravitational force, such as the moon, and the different parts of the extended body, such as the earth's oceans closest to and farthest from the moon
Electricity produced by turbines operated by tide flow. Large amounts of power are potentially available from the tides in certain locations, such as Canada's Bay of Fundy, where the tidal range reaches more than 50 ft (15 m), but this potential power is not continuous and varies with the seasons. The first working modern tidal power plant was built in France in 1961-67 and has 24 power units of 10,000 kilowatts each
exceptionally large destructive wave that may be caused by earthquake or storm or other type of natural disturbance; rising ripple of water in the ocean; something stunning in volume or amount; overwhelming feeling or expression
An egregious misnomer for a type of wave that has nothing to do with tides or tide-producing forces See the more apt term seismic sea wave for a description
In popular usage, unusually high and hence destructive water level along the shore Refers to a storm surge, and more commonly (but erroneously) to a tsunami
A term that seismologists hate The correct word for the big waves people often call "tidal waves" is tsunami True "tidal waves" - or waves caused by the tides - are the ordinary waves people see on the ocean
If you describe a very large number of emotions, things, or people as a tidal wave, you mean that they all occur at the same time. The trade union movement was swept along by the same tidal wave of patriotism which affected the country as a whole = deluge
A tidal wave is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. a massive tidal wave swept the ship up and away
(1) A wave, in the oceans and seas, produced by tides and TIDAL CURRENTS (2) Non-technical term in popular usage for an unusually high and destructive water level along a shore It usually refers to STORM SURGE or TSUNAMI
A shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth Essentially, high water is the crest of a tidal wave and low water, the trough Tidal current is the horizontal component of the particulate motion, while tide is manifested by the vertical component The observed tide and tidal current can be considered the result of the combination of several tidal waves, each of which may vary from nearly pure progressive to nearly pure standing and with differing periods, heights, phase relationships, and direction