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tidal energy

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noun

  1. energy obtained by harnessing tidal power

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two other planets in TOI-6713.01's vicinity are constantly squeezing and pushing on it in an effect called tidal energy, crushing its service and giving it an extremely eccentric orbit.

From Salon • May 14, 2024

This effect is called tidal energy, a term used when referencing one body's gravitational effect on another body.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2024

Woodbridge Tidal Mill in Suffolk has been using tidal energy to mill grain for almost 1,000 years.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Sustainable Marine, a German-owned company that focuses on tidal energy, took a new approach.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

The source of tidal energy is the rotation of the earth.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

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