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tid·al \ˈtīdəl\ adjective Etymology: tide (I) + -al 1. : of or relating to tides : caused by tides : having tides : periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing < tidal waters > 2. : moved or actuated by tides < a tidal motor > 3. : dependent (as in regard to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide < a tidal steamer > < a tidal train run in connection with a tidal steamer > also : navigable only at high tide < a tidal harbor > 4. : of, relating to, or constituting tidal air < the tidal volume exhaled > • tid·al·ly \-dəlē, -li\ adverb |