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tidal wave — tidal waves 1) N COUNT A tidal wave is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. ...a massive tidal wave swept the ship up and away. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n If you describe a very… … English dictionary
Tidal wave — The term tidal wave can refer to:*A tidal bore, a large movement of water formed by the funneling of the incoming tide into a river or narrow bay *A rogue wave of up to 100 feet high, often in the middle of the ocean and against prevailing… … Wikipedia
tidal wave — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms tidal wave : singular tidal wave plural tidal waves 1) a very large wave that causes a lot of damage when it hits the land 2) a large amount of something a tidal wave of crime/opposition 3) a tsunami … English dictionary
Tidal power — Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into electricity or other useful forms of power.Although not yet widely used, tidal power has potential for future electricity generation. Tides … Wikipedia
Tidal bore — Aegir redirects here. For the mythological figure, see Ægir. For the moon of Saturn, see Aegir (moon). The tidal bore in Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska A tidal bore (or simply bore in context, or also aegir, eagre, or eygre) is a tidal phenomenon in… … Wikipedia
Tidal resonance — In oceanography, a tidal resonance occurs when the tide excites one of the resonant modes of the ocean. The effect is most striking when a continental shelf is about a quarter wavelength wide. Then an incident tidal wave can be reinforced by… … Wikipedia
tidal power — Electricity produced by turbines operated by tide flow. Large amounts of power are potentially available from the tides in certain locations, such as Canada s Bay of Fundy, where the tidal range reaches more than 50 ft (15 m), but this potential… … Universalium
tidal flat — tideland that is flat or nearly flat and often muddy or marshy. * * * Level muddy surface bordering an estuary, alternately submerged and exposed to the air by changing tidal levels. In addition to the alternating submergence and exposure, the… … Universalium
Tidal wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tidal wave — the sphygmographic wave after the percussion wave; the second elevation of the sphygmographic tracing between the percussion and dicrotic waves … Medical dictionary
Dynamic tidal power — Co inventor Kees Hulsbergen presenting the principles of DTP at Tsinghua University in Beijing, in February 2010. Dynamic tidal power or DTP is a new and untested method of tidal power generation. It would involve creating large dam like… … Wikipedia
