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Eng ID Term Definition
5521
tide gauge
See GAUGE.
5522
tide-generating force
See TIDE-PRODUCING FORCE.
5523
tideland
LAND which is under water at HIGH TIDE and uncovered at LOW TIDE.
5524
tide lock
A LOCK situated between a BASIN or CANAL and TIDEWATER to maintain the water at a desired level as the HEIGHT of the TIDE changes. Also call... more
A LOCK situated between a BASIN or CANAL and TIDEWATER to maintain the water at a desired level as the HEIGHT of the TIDE changes. Also calledguard lock.
5525
tidemark
A HIGH WATER MARK left by TIDAL WATER. The highest point reached by a HIGH TIDE. A MARK placed to indicate the highest point reached by a HI... more
A HIGH WATER MARK left by TIDAL WATER. The highest point reached by a HIGH TIDE. A MARK placed to indicate the highest point reached by a HIGH TIDE, or, occasional­ly, any specified state of TIDE.
5526
tide pole
See TIDE STAFF.
5527
tide-predicting machine
An instrument that computes, sometimes for years in advance, the TIMES and HEIGHTS of HIGH and LOW WATERS at a REFERENCE STATION by mecha­ni... more
An instrument that computes, sometimes for years in advance, the TIMES and HEIGHTS of HIGH and LOW WATERS at a REFERENCE STATION by mecha­nically summing the HARMONIC CONSTITUENTS of which the TIDE is composed.
5528
tide (or tidal) prediction
The mathematical process by which the TIMES and HEIGHTS of the TIDE are determined in advance from the HARMONIC CONSTITUENTS at a place. See... more
The mathematical process by which the TIMES and HEIGHTS of the TIDE are determined in advance from the HARMONIC CONSTITUENTS at a place. See HARMONIC ANALYSIS OF TIDE.
5529
tide-producing force(s)
That part of the gravitation­al attraction of a CELESTIAL BODY which is effective in producing the TIDES on EARTH. The SUN and MOON are the ... more
That part of the gravitation­al attraction of a CELESTIAL BODY which is effective in producing the TIDES on EARTH. The SUN and MOON are the principal astronomic bodies that have a tide-producing effect. The force varies approximately as the mass of the attracting body and inversely as the cube of its distance. Also called tide-generating force.
5530
tide race
A strong TIDAL CURRENT or a CHANNEL in which such a CURRENT flows.
5531
tide range
See RANGE OF TIDE.
5532
tide reducer
The CORRECTION that must be applied to a recorded SOUNDING for the HEIGHT OF TIDE above or below the DATUM of reference at the TIME of SOUND... more
The CORRECTION that must be applied to a recorded SOUNDING for the HEIGHT OF TIDE above or below the DATUM of reference at the TIME of SOUNDING.
5533
tide register
See GAUGE: TIDE.
5534
tide rip(s)
Small WAVES formed on the surface of water by the meeting of opposing TIDAL CURRENTS or by a TIDAL CURRENT crossing an irregular BOTTOM. Ver... more
Small WAVES formed on the surface of water by the meeting of opposing TIDAL CURRENTS or by a TIDAL CURRENT crossing an irregular BOTTOM. Vertical oscilla­tion, rather than PROGRESSIVE WAVES, is charac­teristic of tide rips.
5535
tide signal
See SIGNAL.
5536
tide staff
A TIDE GAUGE consisting of a vertical graduated pole from which the HEIGHT OF TIDE at any TIME can be read directly. Also called tide pole.
5537
tide staff: multiple
A succession of TIDE STAFFS on a sloping SHORE, so placed that the vertical GRADUATIONS on the several staffs form a continuous scale with r... more
A succession of TIDE STAFFS on a sloping SHORE, so placed that the vertical GRADUATIONS on the several staffs form a continuous scale with reference to the same DATUM.
5538
tide station
See STATION.
5539
tide tables
TABLES listing daily predictions, usually a year in advance, of the TIMES and HEIGHTS of the TIDE. These predictions are usually supplemente... more
TABLES listing daily predictions, usually a year in advance, of the TIMES and HEIGHTS of the TIDE. These predictions are usually supplemented by TIDAL DIFFERENCES and TIDAL CONSTANTS by means of which additional predictions can be obtained for numerous other places. See TIDE PREDICTION.
5540
tidewater
Water affected by TIDES or sometimes that part of it which covers the TIDELAND. The term is sometimes used broadly to designate the SEABOARD... more
Water affected by TIDES or sometimes that part of it which covers the TIDELAND. The term is sometimes used broadly to designate the SEABOARD. See TIDAL WAVES.