tidal

[tahyd-l] /ˈtaɪd l/
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
a tidal current.
2.
dependent on the state of the tide as to time of departure:
a tidal steamer.
Origin
1800-10; tide1 + -al1
Related forms
tidally, adverb
nontidal, adjective
untidal, adjective
Examples from the web for tidal
  • He also found that tidal maximums and minimums were growing more extreme year by year.
  • The resourceful and innovative people who lived on the tidal flats had indoor outhouses.
  • The show yields an immersive sense of early modern art as a tidal wave of hot-and-bothered genius.
  • Repressive laws may not be enough to stop a tidal wave of straight talk.
  • While rich cities fret over a relatively modest ebb and flow of population, poor cities must cope with a tidal wave of migrants.
  • Only a tidal wave of private investment, innovation, invention and entrepreneurship can get the job done.
  • Aerial shots from television crews show a large community that existed there has now virtually disappeared under tidal water.
  • Or perhaps wind turbines could be situated on the same towers as tidal turbines to reduce the cost.
  • In coming days the water will reach the coast, joining tidal waters and inundating the floodplain.
  • We've been talking about wind farms, tidal power, and solar power for decades.
British Dictionary definitions for tidal

tidal

/ˈtaɪdəl/
adjective
1.
relating to, characterized by, or affected by tides: a tidal estuary
2.
dependent on the state of the tide: a tidal ferry
3.
(of a glacier) reaching the sea and discharging floes or icebergs
Derived Forms
tidally, adverb
Word Origin and History for tidal
adj.

1807, a hybrid formation from tide (n.) + Latin-derived suffix -al (1). A tidal wave (1830) is properly high water caused by movements of the tides; erroneous use for "tsunami, great ocean wave caused by an earthquake, etc." is recorded from 1878.

tidal in Medicine

tidal tid·al (tīd'l)
adj.
Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling.

tidal in the Bible

(in the LXX. called "Thorgal"), styled the "king of nations" (Gen.14:1-9). Mentioned as Tudkhula on Arioch's brick (see facing page 139). _Goyyim_, translated "nations," is the country called Gutium, east of Tigris and north of Elam.