adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a tidal current (= caused by the movement of the tides )
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Tidal currents make the seas around the islands very rough.
a tidal wave (= a very large ocean wave that flows over the land and destroys things )
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The winds and a tidal wave killed 45 people.
tidal wave
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a tidal wave of crime
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
current
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The environmental organisation detected radionuclides in zooplankton from the tidal currents which flush Mururoa's lagoon.
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This twice daily peristalsis creates tidal currents every six hours, pushing sea water first north, then south.
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It is very rarely still because of the strong tidal currents .
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With the reversal of tidal currents deltas can be built up at both ends of the strait.
flat
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From this apprenticeship to nature on tidal flats , I knew the strength of the environment in controlling cycles of marine life.
forces
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Ultimately there is a direct contest between internal gravity and the tidal forces .
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Any orbital eccentricity produced by the collapse must have been subsequently removed by tidal forces .
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As such a singularity is approached, some physical quantities diverge and all observers feel unbounded tidal forces .
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Another clue is tidal forces and the atmosphere.
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Its relationship both to the Gaussian curvature of two-dimensional surfaces and to tidal forces is discussed.
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Thus, tidal forces can lead to synchronous rotation.
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Moreover, as their separation increases, tidal forces will also cause m to slow down to maintain its synchronous rotation.
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There is therefore a fundamental link between the curvature of space-time and the existence of classical tidal forces .
power
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Biofuels and wind power are regarded as the most promising technologies, along with small scale hydro and tidal power.
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Also, tidal power generators must be designed to withstand severe wave action and the corrosive effects of seawater.
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In furtherance of that, may I urge him to bend his considerable energies towards the development of solar and tidal power ?
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The Department of Energy study of wave power did likewise, as did the report of Government tidal power study group.
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There are also plans for a major tidal power system on the Severn Estuary and research is continuing into wave power systems.
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Their movements are therefore highly predictable, which gives tidal power a distinct advantage over many other renewable energy forms.
range
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However, deltas can be built in areas of larger tidal range provided that conditions 3 and 4 above are met.
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Thus the optimum conditions for coastal terrace development would seem to be areas with small tidal ranges .
wave
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She is suddenly engulfed by a tidal wave of self-loathing.
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Atmospheric explosions will at best generate rather feeble tidal waves .
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Just over half an hour later, the tidal wave swept up to the Over bridge on the outskirts of Gloucester.
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Were this asteroid to hit an ocean, it would create massive tidal waves that would roar far inland on all continents.
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On the other hand, thirteen percent hardly constituted the tidal wave of popular support that de Gaulle was looking for.
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Her almost flat nose tended to widen at the nostrils, flaring over a tidal wave of a mouth.
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The stunned production team were dealing with the tidal wave as best they could when an awful realization dawned.
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One might as well try to measure how many grains of sand will be moved by a tidal wave .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Helena, but no one was on the beach on the side facing the tidal wave when it arrived.
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Her almost flat nose tended to widen at the nostrils, flaring over a tidal wave of a mouth.
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In furtherance of that, may I urge him to bend his considerable energies towards the development of solar and tidal power?
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Studio heads and directors ignore the long list of artistic failures and succumb to the tidal pull.
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The tidal lagoon would provide alternative feeding grounds for birds displaced from the bay by the impounded lake.
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The stunned production team were dealing with the tidal wave as best they could when an awful realization dawned.
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There is a tidal wave of youth crime, and the Government have not begun to answer it.