Meanings
nountidology (uncountable)
- uncommonuncountableThe science of tides.
He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall.
2009, Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy, page 269
Origin
From tide + -ology, Coined by English polymath William Whewell.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 潮汐學 /潮汐学
- 潮汐學 /潮汐学 (cháoxīxué)the science of tides
Finnish vuorovesioppi
- vuorovesioppithe science of tides
Japanese 潮汐学
- 潮汐学 (chōsekigaku)the science of tides
Cite this entry
APA
tidology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidology
MLA
“tidology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tidology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tidology.
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