tide-generating force

Related to tide-generating force: Tidal gravity

tide-generating force

n (General Physics) the difference between the force of gravity exerted by the moon or the sun on a particle of water in the ocean and that exerted on an equal mass of matter at the centre of the earth. The lunar tide-generating forces are about 2.2 times greater than are the solar ones. See also neap tide, spring tide, tide1