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   Tide

   /tīd/

   

   noun

   • 1. the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun: "the changing patterns of the tides"
   • ▪ the water as affected by the tide: "the rising tide covered the wharf" Similar tidal flowebb and flowfloodwatertidewatertide raceebbsurgecurrentstreammovement
   • ▪ a powerful surge of feeling or trend of events: "he drifted into sleep on a tide of euphoria" Similar coursemovementdirectiontrendcurrentdriftrunturntendencytenorswing

   verb

   • 1. drift with or as if with the tide.
   • ▪ (of a ship) float or drift in or out of a harbor by taking advantage of favoring tides.

   Word Origin Old Englishtīd ‘time, period, era’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tijd and German Zeit, also to time. The sense relating to the sea dates from late Middle English.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tideless adjective

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   What are tides and why do they occur?

   • Tides are very long waves that move across the oceans. They are caused by the gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun. … Because the gravitational pull of the moon is weaker on the far side of the Earth, inertia wins, the ocean bulges out and high tide occurs.

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   What are tides mainly caused by?

   • Tides occur all over the world, as they are the daily rise and fall of seawater. Tides are influenced by the force of gravity from mainly the moon, and a little bit by the force of gravity of the sun. The moon is Earth's closest celestial body that influences tides the most.

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   What does tide means?

   • tide noun. something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea) "a rising tide of popular interest". tide, lunar time period verb. there are usually two high and two low tides each day. tide, surge verb. rise or move forward.

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   Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. Tide tables can be used for any given locale to find the predicted times and amplitude (or "tidal range").

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   Tide definition: the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.. See examples of TIDE used in a sentence.

5. www.noaa.gov › ocean-coasts › tidesTides | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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   Jun 20, 2016 · The word "tides" is used to define the rise and fall in sea level resulting from the gravitational attraction of the moon and the sun. The result of this pull is a bulge in the ocean water almost in line with the position of the moon; one bulge toward the moon and one on the opposite side of the earth, away from the moon.

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   The meaning of TIDE is the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (such as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (such as the moon or sun).

7. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tidetide | meaning of tide in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

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   tide meaning, definition, what is tide: a current of water caused by the tide: Learn more.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiontide noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   noun. /taɪd/. [countable, uncountable] a regular rise and fall in the level of the ocean, caused by the pull of the moon and sun; the flow of water that happens as the ocean rises and falls the ebb and flow of the tide The tide is in/out. Is the tide coming in or going out?

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › tideTIDE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   TIDE definition: 1. the regular rise and fall in the level of the sea: 2. an increase in something that is…. Learn more.