atmospheric tide

noun Meteorology.

a movement of atmospheric masses caused by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and by daily solar heating.

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Origin of atmospheric tide

First recorded in 1825–35

Words nearby atmospheric tide

atmospheric electricity, atmospheric engine, atmospheric inversion, atmospheric perspective, atmospheric pressure, atmospheric tide, atmospheric window, atmospherics, atmospherium, atn, atna
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