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Webster 1913 Edition
Tidal
Tid′al
,Adj.
Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing;
as,
. tidal
watersThe
Into our inmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares
Out of all meaner cares.
tidal
wave of deeper soulsInto our inmost being rolls,
And lifts us unawares
Out of all meaner cares.
Longfellow.
Tidal air
(Physiol.)
, 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
. (a)
(b)
A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.
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tidal
tidal
English
Adjective
tidal (not comparable)
- relating to tides
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relating to tides