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tidal

22 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. tidal
  2. tidal amplitude
  3. tidal basin
  4. tidal bore
  5. tidal box
  6. tidal breeze
  7. tidal clock
  8. tidal constant
  9. tidal current
  10. tidal day
  11. tidal epoch
  12. tidal flat
  13. tidal friction
  14. tidal load
  15. tidal marsh
  16. tidal pool
  17. tidal river
  18. tidal stream
  19. tidal theory
  20. tidal watch
  21. tidal water
  22. tidal wave

tid·al

adjective \ˈtī-dəl\

: of or relating to tides : rising and falling at regular times

Full Definition of TIDAL

1
a :  of, relating to, caused by, or having tides <tidal cycles> <tidal erosion>
b :  periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing <tidal waters>
2
:  dependent (as to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide <a tidal steamer>
— tid·al·ly \-dəl-ē\ adverb
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First Known Use of TIDAL

1807

Rhymes with TIDAL

bridal, bridle, idle, idol, idyll, seidel, sidle

tid·al

adjective \ˈtīd-əl\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of TIDAL

: of, relating to, or constituting tidal air <interference with the normal tidal exchange of the lungs—F. R. Mautz & R. M. Hosler>

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