Meanings
nountidal force (plural tidal forces)
plural tidal forces
- natural sciencesAny of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 潮汐力
- 潮汐力 (cháoxīlì)gravitational force causing tides
Finnish vuorovesivoima
- vuorovesivoimagravitational force causing tides
German Gezeitenkraft
- Gezeitenkraftgravitational force causing tides
Japanese 潮汐力
- 潮汐力 (chōsekiryoku)gravitational force causing tides
Polish siła pływowa
- siła pływowagravitational force causing tides
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APA
tidal force. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20force
MLA
“tidal force.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20force. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidal force,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidal%20force.
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