- Lunitidal
- Lunitidal Lu"ni*tid`al, a.
Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon. --Bache.
[1913 Webster]
{Lunitidal interval}. See {Retard}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Lunitidal
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lunitidal — [lo͞o΄nitīd′ l] adj. [ LUNI + TIDAL] of a tide or tidal movement caused by the moon s attraction … English World dictionary
Lunitidal interval — Lunitidal Lu ni*tid al, a. Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon. Bache. [1913 Webster] {Lunitidal interval}. See {Retard}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lunitidal interval — n. the interval by which the lunar high tide lags behind the transit of the moon … English World dictionary
Lunitidal interval — The lunitidal interval [ [http://www.hydro.gov.au/prodserv/tides/lunitidal intervals.htm Australian Hydrographic Service definition] ] , is also called the high water interval (HWI) [ [http://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/datum options.html NOAA HWI… … Wikipedia
lunitidal interval — noun interval between the moon s transit of a particular meridian and the next high tide at that meridian • Hypernyms: ↑time interval, ↑interval * * * “+ noun : the interval between the transit of the moon and the time of the lunar high tide next … Useful english dictionary
lunitidal — /looh ni tuyd l/, adj. pertaining to the part of the tidal movement dependent upon the moon. [1850 55; LUNI + TIDAL] * * * … Universalium
lunitidal — adjective a) Of or pertaining to tides caused by the moon b) Describing the difference in time between the crossing of a meridian by the moon and the subsequent high tide at that point … Wiktionary
lunitidal — adj. of the tidal movement caused by the moon … English contemporary dictionary
lunitidal — lu·ni·tidal … English syllables
lunitidal — /luniˈtaɪdl/ (say loohnee tuydl) adjective relating to that part of the tidal movement dependent on the moon …
