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tidal forces

tidal forces is the plural of tidal force.

Meaning of tidal force

Noun

tidal force (plural tidal forces)

  1. Any 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.

Questions about tidal forces

What is tidal forces the plural of?
Tidal forces is the plural of tidal force.

Words near tidal forces in the dictionary

  1. tidal flat
  2. tidal flats
  3. tidal flood
  4. tidal floods
  5. tidal force
  6. tidal forces
  7. tidal island
  8. tidal islands
  9. tidal lock
  10. tidal locking
  11. tidal locks

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