单词 | neap tide |
释义 | neap tide ![]() n. A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. Neap tide comes twice a month, in the first and third quarters of the moon. [Middle Englishneep, fromOld Englishnēp(flōd), neap (tide).] ![]() Neap tides occur when the sun, earth, and moon form a right angle and the gravitational pull of the sun counteracts the pull of the moon. |
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