tidal period

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• tidal period — the time it takes for one tidal cycle …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Tidal resonance — In oceanography, a tidal resonance occurs when the tide excites one of the resonant modes of the ocean. The effect is most striking when a continental shelf is about a quarter wavelength wide. Then an incident tidal wave can be reinforced by… …   Wikipedia

• tidal rotary current — a tidal current that flows continually with the direction of flow changing all around the compass during the tidal period. Generally found offshore where there are no barriers. The cause is the earth s rotation and so is clockwise in the northern …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Tidal acceleration — is an effect of the tidal forces between an orbiting natural satellite ( i.e. a moon), and the planet (called the primary) that it orbits. It causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit away from the primary, and a corresponding …   Wikipedia

• Tidal power — Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power.Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides …   Wikipedia

• Tidal (Bible) — Tidal king of Goyim is a monarch mentioned in Genesis 14:1. The word goyim in Biblical Hebrew can be translated as nations or peoples or ethnic groups (in modern Hebrew it means Gentiles ) although Bible commentaries suggest that that in this… …   Wikipedia

• Tidal locking — A separate article treats the phenomenon of tidal resonance in oceanography. : See the article tidal acceleration for a more quantitative description of the Earth Moon system. Tidal locking occurs when the gravitational gradient makes one side of …   Wikipedia

• Tidal wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tidal — Ⅰ. tide ► NOUN 1) the alternate rising and falling of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun. 2) a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events. ► VERB (tide over) ▪ help (someone) through a difficult period. DERIVATIVES tidal adject …   English terms dictionary

• Tidal Moon — Infobox short story | name = Tidal Moon author = Stanley G. Weinbaum and Helen Weinbaum country = flag|USA language = English genre = Science fiction short story publication type = Periodical published in = Thrilling Wonder Stories publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• tidal day —    a unit of time equal to the average period between two successive passages of the moon through the meridian (the imaginary line across the sky from due north to due south). High and low tides repeat with this period (on the average), so the… …   Dictionary of units of measurement