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.

Nearby words

ticky-tacky, tico, ticonderoga, tictac, tictoc, tidal, tidal air, tidal basin, tidal benchmark, tidal bore, tidal bulge

Origin of tidal

First recorded in 1800–10; tide¹ + -al¹

Related forms

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

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Tempest, hurricane, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, or Big Bang?
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In the primaries, Jeb Bush just might be drowned in a tidal wave of tea.
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But this tidal wave of systematic brutality has resulted in only 30 convictions.
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Birds were concentrated in the areas of mangrove swamp and on the tidal flats.
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I had missed the tidal train, and I represented that this had caused me some inconvenience.
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The greater part of the tidal flats are barren, while the remainder are far from fertile.
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Except a tidal wave from Japan, nothing would seem to be able to affect or disturb it.
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He had left London, on the previous morning, by the tidal train, for Dover.
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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

tidally, adverb

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tidal

adjective

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tidal

adjective

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tidal

adj.