| 释义 |
tid·al
\ˈtīdəl\ adjective
Etymology: tide (I) + -al
1. : of or relating to tides : caused by tides : having tides : periodically rising and falling or flowing and ebbing
< tidal waters >
2. : moved or actuated by tides
< a tidal motor >
3. : dependent (as in regard to the time of arrival or departure) upon the state of the tide
< a tidal steamer >
< a tidal train run in connection with a tidal steamer >
also : navigable only at high tide
< a tidal harbor >
4. : of, relating to, or constituting tidal air
< the tidal volume exhaled >
• tid·al·ly \-dəlē, -li\ adverb |