tide duration

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• Paschal Tide — • The fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paschal Tide     Paschal Tide     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Paschal Tide — is a Western Christian term for the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost. In Eastern Christianity, this period is referred to as the Pentecostarion.Liturgical aspectsThis tide was called by the older liturgists Quinquagesima paschalis or… …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Age of a tide — Age Age ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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