tidal

«tidal» in Mova's school dictionary: Tidal describes something to do with the tides, the daily… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (tidal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Tidal describes something to do with the tides, the daily rise and fall of the sea. tree →

2) A tidal river or pool is one where the water level goes up and down with the tide. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and science, tides are caused mainly by the Moon's pull; tidal pools hold sea creatures at low tide; tidal energy makes electricity. A tidal wave is an old name for a giant wave, now usually called a tsunami. In safety lessons, beware tidal currents and check tide times before walking on sand flats.

examples

• Crabs hide in the tidal pools on the beach. tree →
• The Thames is tidal in London. tree →
• Tidal power stations use the movement of the sea. tree →
• The tidal causeway is only open at low tide. tree →
• A tidal surge flooded the coast. tree →
• We explored the tidal mudflats with a guide. tree →
• The kanjiu is also called the Jewel of the Ebbing Tide, and this gem controls the sea and the waves thereof, and will cause even a tidal wave to recede.” tree →

note

Adjective only; no plural. Trap: a tidal wave is not really caused by tides; scientists say tsunami for waves made by earthquakes. Tidal comes from tide (noun) + -al.

In the corpora

• Tsunamis are sometimes called tidal waves, but they have nothing to do with tides.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tidal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.