Tidal /(?)/
Tid·al
Tidal
a.
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Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And lifts us unawares Out of all meaner cares.
Phrases & Compounds
- Tidal air
- the air which passes in and out of the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to thirty cubic inches.
- Tidal basin
- a dock that is filled at the rising of the tide.
- Tidal wave
- See Tide wave, under Tide. Cf. 4th Bore.