tidal
Origin of tidal
1Other words from tidal
- tid·al·ly, adverb
- non·tid·al, adjective
- un·tid·al, adjective
Words Nearby tidal
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How to use tidal in a sentence
Some of Activision Blizzard’s most prominent brand partners have already started placing pressure on the company — a trickle of uneasy sponsors with the potential to become a tidal wave.
As the gaming industry’s scandals take center stage, a trickle of uneasy sponsors threatens to become a deluge | Alexander Lee | August 10, 2021 | DigidayLocated at Point Reyes National Seashore, this rare 40-foot tidal cascade empties directly into the Pacific Ocean.
Instead, college students of all stripes are part of a tidal wave of public opinion that is largely anti-NCAA and pro-athlete rights — and contributing to a flood of new policies reshaping college athletics.
Even Students Who Aren’t Athletes Think The NCAA Is A Problem | Jenn Hatfield | July 12, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightIt would not cover Surfside, nor would it protect from tidal flooding elsewhere in the city.
Before condo collapse, rising seas have long pressured Miami coastal properties | Josh Partlow, Darryl Fears, Jim Morrison, Jon Swaine | June 25, 2021 | Washington PostA kind of tidal change began early last month, seemingly set in motion by two events.
The media called the ‘lab leak’ story a ‘conspiracy theory.’ Now it’s prompted corrections — and serious new reporting. | Paul Farhi, Jeremy Barr | June 10, 2021 | Washington Post
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 | THE DAILY BEASTCan 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 | THE DAILY BEASTIn "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 | THE DAILY BEASTTempest, 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 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 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 | THE DAILY BEASTA tidal wave rolls landward, and twenty thousand human beings are drowned, or crushed to death.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe tidal rivers mentioned previously are actually estuaries of Chesapeake Bay and they flow periodically inland.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyThus 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 BollesEach 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 ShalerThe 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
/ (ˈtaɪdəl) /
relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides: a tidal estuary
dependent on the state of the tide: a tidal ferry
(of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs
Derived forms of tidal
- tidally, adverb
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