| tidal wave |
common term for tsunami used in older literature, historical descriptions, and popular accounts. Tides, caused by the gravitational attractions of the sun and moon, may increase or decrease the impact of a tsunami, but have nothing to do with their generation or propagation. However, most tsunamis (initially) give the appearance of a fast-rising tide or fast-ebbing as they approach shore and only rarely as a near-vertical wall of water.
Ãâó: www.csc.noaa.gov/products/tsunamis/htm/cascadia/te...
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| tide |
the twice daily rise and fall of the ocean surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
Ãâó: www.oceanadventure.org/mecst_out.html
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| tide |
the alternate rise and fall of the surface of oceans, seas, etc., caused by the attraction of the moon and sun. A tide (both high and low) occurs twice in each period of 24 hours and 50 minutes.
Ãâó: www.lakeland.k12.in.us/Parkside/NCtrip/glossary.ht...
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| tidal wave |
In popular usage, unusually high and hence destructive water level along the shore. Refers to a storm surge, and more commonly (but erroneously) to a tsunami.
Ãâó: www.epa.qld.gov.au/environmental_management/coast_...
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| tidal volume |
( TV ) - the volume of gas inspired or expired during each normal (unforced) ventilation cycle.
Ãâó: biomedia.bio.purdue.edu/GenBioLM/GBRespiration/htm...
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