tidaladj.
/ˈtʌɪdəl/ 1.
a. Of, pertaining to, or affected by tides; ebbing and flowing periodically.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [adjective] > ebbing and flowing
recourseful1612
refluent1616
tiding1622
floating1714
tidal1808
tided1852
1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon xi. 300 Had the lots below..the new Custom-house..in Dublin, been left open to the tidal-waters..the waters of the Liffy..would have..preserved a deep channel for their discharge.
1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 359 Suppose that..the Mediterranean should form a gulf of the great ocean, and that the tidal current should encroach on the shores of Campania.
1853 J. F. W. Herschel Pop. Lect. Sci. (1873) i. §57. 45 The tidal action of the sun and moon on..the earth's crust.
1884 F. J. Britten Watch & Clockmakers' Handbk. (new ed.) 256 Tidal Clock..designed..for showing the time of high and low water, the state of the tides at any time of the day.
b. tidal wave:
(a) the high water wave caused by the movement of the tide: = tide-wave n. at tide n. Compounds 2b. Also erroneous (but now in common use): an exceptionally large ocean wave caused by an earthquake or other local commotion.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > types of waves > [noun] > high wave caused by movement of tide
wave1814
tidal wave1830
tide-wave1833
tide-rip1903
the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [noun] > convulsion caused by eruption
watershake1577
seaquake1680
water wave1851
tidal wave1878
tsunami1897
seismic sea-wave1905
1830 C. Lyell Princ. Geol. I. 293 On mathematical principles, the rise of the tidal wave above the mean level of a particular sea must be greater than the fall below it.
1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 2 The tidal wave occupies about two hours in coming up from the Nore to London.
1878 T. H. Huxley Physiography (ed. 2) 188 The terrible devastation wrought by the great tidal wave, which followed the earthquake at Lima.
1899 Daily News 13 June 8/2 The tidal wave sweeps round the earth twice in the twenty-four hours; the great wave produced by an earthquake, erroneously described sometimes as a ‘tidal wave’, has nothing tidal about it, and it is called by scientific men ‘a free wave’.
(b) figurative. A great progressive movement or manifestation of feeling, opinion, or the like.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > manifestation of emotion > [noun] > great manifestation of feeling
fit1841
tidal wave1870
the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > [noun] > continuous progress or advance of anything > great or irresistible
land-flood1579
trifluctuation1646
wave1851
tidal wave1870
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > instance or degree of > significant
jump1657
tide-wave1833
tidal wave1870
breakthrough1944
quantum jump1949
quantum leap1956
society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [noun] > movement or manifestation of
tidal wave1870
1870 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. to Publishers (1967) 45 We'll have somebody standing ready to launch a book right on our big tidal wave and swim it into a success.
1875 ‘M. Twain’ Sketches New & Old 213 A great tidal wave of grief swept over us all.
1884 Boston Traveller Aug. Van Buren was a candidate again in 1840, but the ‘log-cabin and hard cider’ tidal wave was sweeping over the country.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. lxxx. 62 Now and then..there comes a rush of feeling so sudden and tremendous, that the name of Tidal Wave has been invented to describe it.
1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 50 The repression which he had to exercise..caused tidal waves of passion to roll back on his soul, fraught with destruction to himself and to others.
(c) Physiology. The main or primary height of flow in a beat of the pulse.
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the world > life > the body > vascular system > circulation > pulsation > [noun] > pulse wave or plateau
wave1838
tricrotic wave1876
plateau1894
tidal wave1896
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 314 Sphygmographic tracings show a lowering in the height of the tidal and dicrotic wave.
2.
a. transferred and figurative. That ‘ebbs and flows’; periodic, intermittent; alternating, varying.
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the world > time > frequency > [adjective] > periodical or recurring at regular intervals
continualc1530
periodical1585
termly1594
clock-like1609
terminal1610
stated1611
regular1639
periodic1661
clockwork1679
recursive1766
clockwork-like1875
tidal1876
seasonal1880
1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iv. xxix. 241 This mood of youthful, elated desperation had a tidal recurrence.
1896 Daily News 4 May 3/3 Clerkenwell has..become mixed in population and in its political opinions tidal.
b. spec. Of (esp. rush-hour) road traffic, its flow, or a road carrying it: that uses the same lane(s) for travel in opposite directions, depending on time and conditions.
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society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [adjective] > types of traffic flow
gyratory1909
one-way1914
tidal1954
contraflow1975
1954 Highway Engin. Terms (B.S.I.) 55 Tidal traffic, traffic on a two-way road proceeding predominantly in one direction or the other according to time or recurrent circumstances.
1955 Times 25 Oct. 9 The reversible lane on tidal highways.
1960 News Chron. 26 Feb. 5/1 Tidal-flow traffic was introduced on Chelsea Bridge last year.
1960 Guardian 7 June 1/2 The ‘tidal flow scheme’..has already been tried out in London.
1969 Soviet Weekly 13 Sept. 2 All the flyovers, underpasses, tidal flows and one-way streets the authorities organized only eased the problem without curing it.
3. Elliptical for tidal boat or train.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > boat dependent on tide
tide-boat1576
tidal1866
tidal boat1888
tide-maker1903
society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > run to connect with a boat
boat train1850
tidal train1855
boat express1865
tidal1866
tranship-train1904
1866 All Year Round Extra Christmas No.,10 Dec. 18/1 A return pass by South-Eastern Tidal, to go right through..to Marseilles.
1883 L. Oliphant Altiora Peto I. 202 He found himself just in time to take the tidal.
Compounds
C1.
tidal air n. Physiology the air passing in and out of the lungs at each ordinary respiration.
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the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > [noun] > air in lungs
residual volume1849
stationary air1866
tidal air1872
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) iv. 92 In ordinary breathing 20 to 30 inches of what is conveniently called Tidal air pass in and out.
tidal alarm n. an audible signal, as a bell or whistle attached to a buoy, operated by the movement of the tides ( Encycl. Dict. 1888).
tidal breathing n. Pathology respiration in which there are pauses alternating with shorter periods of respiratory activity; periodic respiration.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered breathing > [noun] > other breathing disorders
traumatopnœa1879
tidal breathing1897
wavy breathing1898
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 646 Amongst..the results of derangements of the pulmonary circulation must be placed the occurrence of ‘periodic’, ‘tidal’, or Cheyne-Stokes breathing.
tidal crack n. = tide-crack n. at tide n. Compounds 2b ( Cent. Dict. 1891).
tidal friction n. frictional resistance to the motion of the tide-wave, tending to retard the earth's rotation.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > [noun] > friction
tidal friction1880
1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. i. 9 When the length of the day shall have become equal to the length of the year, tidal friction will cease.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 945/1 Tidal friction then diminishes planetary rotation, increases the satellite's distance, and diminishes the orbital angular velocity.
tidal motor n. a mechanical motor deriving its power from the movement of tidal waters.
tidal river n. a river which is affected by the tides for some distance from its mouth.
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the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > types of river > [noun] > specific
headwater1535
Sabbatical river1613
salt river1659
tide-river1739
river pirate1743
salmon river1753
artery1787
warp-river1799
feeder1825
lost river1843
banker1848
tidal river1877
pirate1889
1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography i. 2 Up to Teddington..the Thames is a tidal river.
tidal valve n. a valve in a sluice, which opens to the pressure of land water and closes under the influence of the incoming tide.
C2. Designating services, etc., dependent upon or regulated by the state of the tide or time of high water.
tidal basin n. = tidal harbour n.
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society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > [noun] > types of
creek1478
mole1545
haveneta1552
havenleta1552
portlet1577
seaport1596
close-harbour1615
basin1725
close port1728
entry port1838
port of call1838
way port1846
tidal basin1858
tidal harbour1859
port of register1860
1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Tidal basin, a dock that is filled upon the rising of the tide.
tidal boat n. a vessel the sailings of which depend on the time of the tide.
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > [noun] > boat dependent on tide
tide-boat1576
tidal1866
tidal boat1888
tide-maker1903
1888 A. C. Gunter Mr. Potter x The tidal boat'll be 'ere in twenty minutes.
tidal harbour n. a basin or harbour which is accessible or navigable only at high tide.
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society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > harbour or port > [noun] > types of
creek1478
mole1545
haveneta1552
havenleta1552
portlet1577
seaport1596
close-harbour1615
basin1725
close port1728
entry port1838
port of call1838
way port1846
tidal basin1858
tidal harbour1859
port of register1860
1859 T. Lewin Invasion Brit. 27 Boulogne is a tidal harbour,..it can only be entered or quitted at high water.
tidal hours n.
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1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany ii. 12 The tidal hours of departure of the steam-packet.
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tidal steamer n. a steamer the sailings of which depend on the time of the tide.
tidal train n. a train running in connection with a tidal steamer.
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society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > run to connect with a boat
boat train1850
tidal train1855
boat express1865
tidal1866
tranship-train1904
1855 C. Dickens Out of Town in Househ. Words 29 Sept. 194/1 The South Eastern Company..with their tidal trains and splendid steam-packets.
1866 W. Collins Armadale II. 240 The tidal train..was speeding nearer and nearer to Paris.
Derivatives
ˈtidally adv. in a tidal manner; by or in respect of the tides.
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the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > tide > type of tide > [adverb]
tidally1879
1879 G. H. Darwin in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 171 713 On the Secular Changes in the Elements of the Orbit of a Satellite revolving about a Tidally Distorted Planet.
1880 G. H. Darwin in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 172 513 In considering the effects of tidal friction the theory has been throughout adopted that the tidally-disturbed body is homogeneous and viscous.
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The tidal flux as a source of energy from which electricity for domestic or industrial use can be generated; (also) the electricity generated from this.
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > [noun] > generated by water
white coal1885
white fuel1901
hydroelectricity1904
hydro1916
hydropower1933
tidal2002
2002 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 360 1653 Wave and tidal can be looked on as medium- to long-term generators of electricity, as their respective industries are not as mature as competing renew.
2007 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 18 Jan. 40 Tidal is by far the best renewable, but even that cannot generate when tide levels are unsuitable.
2019 National (Scotl.) (Nexis) 27 Apr. Government support is vital to allow these innovative technologies to both develop—as wave energy is doing—as well as to compete in the energy market, as tidal is now showing it clearly can.
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Designating the energy of the tidal flux, or (in later use) electricity generated using it; concerned with or relating to this.
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1827 Times 14 Sept. The scouring power of the tidal water is regulated by the power of the back water in the estuary; and in proportion as that is diminished by capacity, the tidal power is lowered.
1846 Critic 22 Aug. 243/1 The storing of tidal power, as a motive power for machinery, has often been suggested.
1868 Macmillan's Mag. May 323/2 Windmills and watermills are therefore due to the sun as well as steam-power and muscular energy. Tidal energy stands, however, on another footing.
1979 Irish Times 22 Aug. 12/6 By concentrating on wind, wave and tidal technology we will have something to swap for geothermal, synthetic and solar technology, should any breakthroughs we made.
1996 Energy & Environment Mar. 116 In addition to solar energy, there are other, less important sources of energy which do not directly relate to the sun, i.e. tidal energy, geothermal energy, and nuclear energy.
2020 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 25 July Their floating tidal turbine generated over 3 GWh of renewable electricity over the course of a year, producing around 7% of Orkney's electricity needs. That's one day a fortnight that Orkney was running on tidal electricity produced by just one prototype.
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tidal bore n. a bore (bore n.3 2) occurring as a rising tide moves up a narrowing estuary.
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1836 Monthly Mag. Sept. 306 Mr. Russell divided waves into four classes...The third species of waves are called breakers, surges, and tidal-bores.
1853 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit., & Art 1329/2 The phenomenon called the tidal bore is produced in two ways.
1893 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 4 Oct. 4/3 The torrent is..as sure to become tremendous as that tidal bore which daily swells the Saguenay with its overwhelming flood.
1955 E. S. Wallace Great Reconnaissance xiii. 163 His three little clumsy caravels ran into the great tidal bore at the mouth of the Colorado River, which he described as a wall of water running with ‘a great rage into the land’.
1997 A. Taylor Lover of Grave iii. 57 ‘Jill dear,’ Charlotte Wemyss-Brown announced without preamble, her voice booming down the telephone line like a tidal bore roaring down an estuary.
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