tidal

[ tahyd-l ]

/ ˈtaɪd l /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides: a tidal current.

dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure: a tidal steamer.

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Origin of tidal

First recorded in 1800–10; tide¹ + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tidal

tid·al·ly, adverbnon·tid·al, adjectiveun·tid·al, adjective

Words nearby tidal

Ticonderoga, Tic Tac, tic-tac-toe, tictoc, t.i.d., tidal, tidal air, tidal basin, tidal benchmark, tidal bore, tidal bulge

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In the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, state and federal lawmakers over the last year sent several tidal waves of cash to K-12 public school districts, including those in San Diego County.
Here’s Where More Than $2 Billion in Aid for Local Schools Is Going|Ashly McGlone|April 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Scientists know several groups of comets that are likely tidal fragments.
Comets Are More Dangerous Than We Thought - Issue 98: Mind|Sean Raymond|March 10, 2021|Nautilus
Without accounting for tidal disruption, long-period comets have such low impact probabilities that only one dinosaur killer would have struck Earth since its formation.
Comets Are More Dangerous Than We Thought - Issue 98: Mind|Sean Raymond|March 10, 2021|Nautilus
I cast the net, and it fanned out and sank a few feet below the dark, running tidal river.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean|By Bob McNally/Field & Stream|October 19, 2020|Popular Science

The Midway Community itself was built on top of former tidal wetlands.
Nobody’s Talking About the Sports Arena Flood Zone|MacKenzie Elmer|August 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The planet is deep in the gravitational well of a black hole, and the black hole would surely have very high tidal forces.
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Can there actually be massive tidal waves like the one we saw on the first planet they visited?
Neil deGrasse Tyson Breaks Down ‘Interstellar’: Black Holes, Time Dilations, and Massive Waves|Marlow Stern|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In "Pamela 1" Louie wades deeper into the gender pool, doubtlessly inviting a tidal wave of backlash.
Louie Attempts Rape (and Explores the ‘Nice Guy’ Phenomenon)|Amy Zimmerman|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang?
How Marine Le Pen and France’s Ultra-Right Won the Day|Tracy McNicoll|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the public indignation that was slow to rise at first is now coming on like a tidal wave.
A Hashtag May Help Rescue Jihadi-Enslaved Nigerian Schoolgirls|Nina Strochlic|May 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A tidal wave rolls landward, and twenty thousand human beings are drowned, or crushed to death.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The tidal rivers mentioned previously are actually estuaries of Chesapeake Bay and they flow periodically inland.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Thus the people who live around them may enjoy the waters the same as others enjoy tidal waters.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
Each time the tidal wave sweeps in toward the shore it urges the finer particles of sediment along with it.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
The effect of tidal movement in nurturing marine life is very great.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

British Dictionary definitions for tidal

tidal

/ (ˈtaɪdəl) /

adjective

relating to, characterized by, or affected by tidesa tidal estuary

dependent on the state of the tidea tidal ferry

(of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs

Derived forms of tidal

tidally, adverb

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tidal

[ tīd′l ]

adj.

Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling.

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