atmospheric tide
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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 perspective, atmospheric pressure, atmospherics, atmospheric tide, atmospheric window, atmospherium, at most, ATN, at. no.
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