adjective
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relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides
a tidal estuary
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dependent on the state of the tide
a tidal ferry
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(of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs
Other Word Forms
- nontidal adjective
- tidally adverb
- untidal adjective
Etymology
Origin of tidal
Example Sentences
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Another is that it was a tidal disruption event, in which a black hole thousands of times more massive than the Sun tears apart a star that ventured too close.
From Science Daily
Others see the sea change as less a legal tsunami than a tidal cultural shift — one jurors in New Mexico and California are riding, not speaking into existence.
From Los Angeles Times
"Him leaving me on the beach sparked a panic attack. It just came over me like a tidal wave. It felt like an out-of-body experience," she says.
From BBC
Plans to speed up delivery of windfarms, solar parks and tidal power schemes have been set out as part of a new deal between the renewable energy industry and the Welsh government.
From BBC
Today, scientists typically find wrinkle structures in shallow tidal environments where sunlight supports photosynthetic algae.
From Science Daily
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