Thesaurus: tidal

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1. a. Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
2. adj. of or relating to or caused by tides
3. 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.
4. Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides;periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidalwaters.The tidal wave of deeper souls Into our inmost being rolls, And liftsus unawares Out of all meaner cares. Longfellow.Tidal air (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of the lungs inordinary 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) Avast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some extraordinarycombination of natural causes. It rises far above high-water mark andis often very destructive upon low-lying coasts.
5. j:100 a. of or relating to or caused by tides