astronomical tide

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• astronomical tide — tide (the periodic rise and fall of ocean water produced by gravitational effects of the moon and sun on the earth. The horizontal movement of water caused by this vertical movement is often called the tide, but correctly is the tidal current) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Lowest Astronomical Tide — Das Seekartennull (Abk. SKN; engl. Chart Datum) oder kurz Kartennull ist eine Bezugsebene für Tiefenangaben in Seekarten und Gezeitentabellen. Sie richtet sich nach dem niedrigsten Wasserstand. Dadurch werden bei den Tiefenangaben auch in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Tide — This article is about tides in the Earth s oceans. For other uses, see Tide (disambiguation). Tidal redirects here. For other uses, see Tidal (disambiguation). High Tide redirects here. For other uses, see High Tide (disambiguation) …   Wikipedia

• Tide — Die Bay of Fundy bei Hoch und bei Niedrigwasser Unter den Gezeiten oder der Tide (niederdeutsch tiet = Zeit) versteht man den durch die Gravitation des Mondes und der Sonne verursachten Zyklus von Ebbe und Flut auf den großen Gewässern der Erde …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Astronomical clock — An astronomical clock is a clock with special mechanisms and dials to display astronomical information, such as the relative positions of the sun, moon, zodiacal constellations, and sometimes major planets. DefinitionThe term is loosely used to… …   Wikipedia

• tide — tide1 tideful, adj. tideless, adj. tidelessness, n. tidelike, adj. /tuyd/, n., v., tided, tiding. n. 1. the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about… …   Universalium

• Astronomical time — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Galactic tide — A galactic tide is a tidal force subjected on objects by the gravitational field of a galaxy such as the Milky Way. Particular areas of interest concerning galactic tides include galactic collisions, the disruption of dwarf or satellite galaxies …   Wikipedia

• Earth tide — is the sub meter motion of the Earth of about 12 hours or longer caused by Moon and Sun gravitation, also called body tide which is the largest contribution globally. The largest body tide contribution is from the semidiurnal constituents, but… …   Wikipedia

• Spring tide — Spring Spring, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See {Spring}, v. i.] 1. A leap; a bound; a jump. [1913 Webster] The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Salt tide — is a phenomenon in which the lower course of a river, with its low altitude with respect to the sea level, becomes salty when the discharge of the river is low during dry season, usually worsened by the result of astronomical high tide. The lower …   Wikipedia