cotidal

C3O1T1I1D2A1L1

adjective

Describing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivecotidal (not comparable)

alternative co-tidal

  1. not comparableDescribing the locations (and of related lines on a chart) linking places where tides occur at the same time of day

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*déh₂itis
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂tís
  12. Proto-Germanic*tīdiz
  13. Proto-West Germanic*tīdi
  14. Old Englishtīd
  15. Middle Englishtide
  16. Englishtide
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  19. Englishtidal
  20. Englishcotidal

From co- + tidal.

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Translations

French cotidal
  • cotidalrelating to locations where tides occur at the same time of the day
Italian cotidale
  • cotidalerelating to locations where tides occur at the same time of the day
Russian равноприливный, котидальный
  • равноприливный (ravnoprilivnyj)relating to locations where tides occur at the same time of the day
  • котидальный (kotidalʹnyj)relating to locations where tides occur at the same time of the day

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APA

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MLA

“cotidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotidal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cotidal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cotidal.

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