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Tidal

Tid′al

,
Adj.
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.
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)
See
Tide wave
, under
Tide
. Cf. 4th
Bore
.
(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

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tidal (not comparable)

  1. relating to tides

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