tidal
adjective
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides.
tidally
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a word derived from
tidal.
Example Sentences
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For instance, G 203-47's red dwarf rotates once every 100 or so days, but orbits its white dwarf every 14.9 days, meaning they are not tidally synced.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The planet is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces the star while the other remains in darkness.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
This doesn't mean their spin is completely fixed, however, and all tidally locked moons oscillate back and forth as they orbit.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
This is because the Moon is tidally locked to Earth, and takes the same amount of time to orbit our planet - about 27 days - meaning the same side always faces us.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024
And the sea far off, booming against rocky headlands, hissing tidally and slowly, in an age-long process, pulverizing the rock.
From Prison of a Billion Years by C.H. Thames
