单词 | cotidal |
释义 | cotidal[ koh-tahyd-l ] / koʊˈtaɪd l / adjectivepertaining to a coincidence of tides. (on a chart or map) indicating a line connecting points at which high tide occurs at the same time. Origin of cotidalFirst recorded in 1825–35; co- + tidal Words nearby cotidalCôte-St.-Luc, coth, cothamore, cothromboplastin, cothurnus, cotidal, cotillion, cotillon, cotinga, Cotman, cotoneaster Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for cotidalcotidal / (kəʊˈtaɪdəl) / adjective(of a line on a tidal chart) joining points at which high tide occurs simultaneously Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for cotidalcotidal [ kō-tīd′l ] Indicating coincidence of high tides or low tides. Relating to a line that passes through each location on a coastal map where tides occur at the same time of day. Cotidal maps show variation in the height of the tides and indicate the time of high tide occurrence. Cotidal charts can be made using tide gauge data from gauges at regular intervals along the coast; however, computer modeling is increasingly used, especially where the tides vary greatly over a short distance. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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