Meanings
nountide dial (plural tide dials)
plural tide dials
- A sundial marking canonical hours.
Synonyms: mass dial, scratch dial
- An elliptical plate marking the state of the ocean tides.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sundial marking canonical hours.
Similar
mass dialscratch dial
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APA
tide dial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20dial
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“tide dial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20dial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tide dial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tide%20dial.
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