tidal energy

noun

The energy contained in a tide flowing in or out of an estuary or similar enclosed place, especially that part of the energy that can be converted to electricity.

Meanings

nountidal energy (countable and uncountable, plural tidal energies)

plural tidal energies

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe energy contained in a tide flowing in or out of an estuary or similar enclosed place, especially that part of the energy that can be converted to electricity.

    Synonyms: tidal power

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe energy contained in a tide flowing in or out of an estuary or similar enclosed place, especially that part of the energy that can be converted to electricity.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 潮汐能
  • 潮汐能 (cháoxīnéng)energy contained in a tide
Danish tidevandsenergi
  • tidevandsenergienergy contained in a tide
Dutch getijdenenergie
  • getijdenenergieenergy contained in a tide
Finnish vuorovesienergia
  • vuorovesienergiaenergy contained in a tide
Norwegian Bokmål tidevannsenergi
  • tidevannsenergienergy contained in a tide
Scottish Gaelic cumhachd mara, lùth làin-mhara
  • cumhachd maraenergy contained in a tide
  • lùth làin-mharaenergy contained in a tide
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