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There's no doubt that the Moon is more than a handy night light and a hair restorer for werewolves. It's responsible for the substantial amplitude of earthly ocean tides. These are of obvious influence if you're a geoduck, a type of clam that people dig up at low tide.
Seth Shostak

Meaning of "low tide" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOW TIDE

low tide play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOW TIDE

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Low tide is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOW TIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

low tide

Tide

Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth. Some shorelines experience two almost equal high tides and two low tides each day, called a semi-diurnal tide. Some locations experience only one high and one low tide each day, called a diurnal tide. Some locations experience two uneven tides a day, or sometimes one high and one low each day; this is called a mixed tide. The times and amplitude of the tides at a locale are influenced by the alignment of the Sun and Moon, by the pattern of tides in the deep ocean, by the amphidromic systems of the oceans, and by the shape of the coastline and near-shore bathymetry. Tides vary on timescales ranging from hours to years due to numerous influences. To make accurate records, tide gauges at fixed stations measure the water level over time. Gauges ignore variations caused by waves with periods shorter than minutes. These data are compared to the reference level usually called mean sea level.

Definition of low tide in the English dictionary

The definition of low tide in the dictionary is the tide when it is at its lowest level or the time at which it reaches this. Other definition of low tide is a lowest point.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOW TIDE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LOW TIDE

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Synonyms and antonyms of low tide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «low tide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOW TIDE

Find out the translation of low tide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of low tide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «low tide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

退潮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marea baja
570 millions of speakers

English

low tide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम ज्वार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجزر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отлив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maré baixa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

marée basse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

air surut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ebbe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

干潮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

썰물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kurang pas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủy triều thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த அலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी समुद्राची भरतीओहोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alçalma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bassa marea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Odpływ
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відлив
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reflux
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

άμπωτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laagwater
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lågvatten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lavvann
5 millions of speakers

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The term «low tide» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.854 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about low tide

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QUOTES WITH «LOW TIDE»

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Seth Shostak
There's no doubt that the Moon is more than a handy night light and a hair restorer for werewolves. It's responsible for the substantial amplitude of earthly ocean tides. These are of obvious influence if you're a geoduck, a type of clam that people dig up at low tide.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOW TIDE»

Discover the use of low tide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to low tide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Like Moonlight at Low Tide: Sometimes the Current Is the ...
In Nicole Quigley's debut YA novel, sixteen-year-old Melissa Keiser returns to her hometown expecting to face the same bullies who called her the ugliest girl in school.
Nicole Quigley, 2012
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Dead Low Tide: A Novel
Though Dead Low Tide continues the story of Huger Dillard, this haunting work of fiction brilliantly stands on its own.
Bret Lott, 2012
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Low Tide in the Desert: Nevada Stories
The eleven short stories in Low Tide in the Desert celebrate a master storyteller's longtime fascination with Nevada, from the deliberately hallucinogenic urban distractions of Reno and Las Vegas to disturbing legends born in Jackpot and ...
David Kranes, 1996
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Grace at Low Tide
PRAISE. FOR. Grace. at. Low. Tide. “This tender, good-hearted and moving tale of one Charleston girl's coming of age gives us what so many books these days don't: a character we can care about. Ms. Hart's evocation of the ways of ...
Beth Webb Hart, 2005
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Murder at Low Tide
A murder propells Police Chief Ramsey into a web of twists and turns laced with deceit and betaryal, testing his own values.
Joseph Montgomery, W. J. Montgomery, 2000
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The Law of the Sea
Low-tide elevations A low-tide elevation is defined in the Conventions as 'a naturally formed area of land which is surrounded by and above water at low tide but submerged at high tide' (TSC, art. 11 (1); LOSC, art. 13(1)). Low-tide elevations ...
Robin Rolf Churchill, Alan Vaughan Lowe, 1988
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The Ecology of Sandy Shores
The swash zone is limited to the high-tide beach, whereas the surf zone is initially detached from the swash zone by an intertidal zone and is located at the low-tide level. With increasing tide dominance, shoaling waves are more important ...
Anton McLachlan, A.C. Brown, 2010
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The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from ...
A low tide listed as - 1.5 ft means the tide will be a foot and a half below this average leveL The latter tide is referred to as a "minus tide" and represents the best time to explore, as more of the intertidal zone will be exposed. Tides are caused ...
Sol Felty Light, James T. Carlton, 2007
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Glossary of Mapping Science
Extreme low tide may be based on the least height observed at a tide station over a short period or a long period, or it may be an estimated value based on the best available information. It is not a recognized tidal plane and should not be ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
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Dutton's Nautical Navigation
When a high (or low) tide occurs just before midnight, the next high (or low) tide occurs about noon of the following day, and the next one occurs just after midnight. Under these conditions, three consecutive high (or low) tides may occur on ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOW TIDE»

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Monday's outdoor outlook: Air quality alert - Asbury Park Press
Belmar: Low tide at 4:51 p.m. High tide at 11:11 a.m. and 11:11 p.m.. Barnegat Inlet: Low tide at 5:32 p.m. High tide at 11:33 a.m. and 11:35 p.m.. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
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Bremerton's Evergreen Park getting new dock and boat ramps - Story
The ramps will be lengthened about a foot. Their more gradual slope makes it easier to launch power boats at low tide. The ramp surfaces will be recast with ... «Kitsap Sun, Jul 15»
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Day 2 of search for missing Virginia man in Delaware River …
At low tide, the river depth up to the buoy is about four or five feet deep, but beyond the buoy the river depth drops sharply, reaching 30 feet in ... «Burlington County Times, Jul 15»
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Heavy ship, matey | San Diego Reader
There will be a low tide of approximately .8 foot at 7 a.m.. #Workers will build a ramp for the ship to roll across the riprap and access the barge. «San Diego Reader, Jul 15»
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Mad scientist pulls a giant beach worm out of the sand - Daily Mail
... for his educational YouTube channel for kids Make Science Fun, holds the stuffed stocking and some pliers to the wet sand at low tide. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Bri & Me: Narragansett, RI - 7News Boston WHDH-TV
It has a very long shoreline, so during low tide you and the kids can walk out pretty far," said Melissa. "Narragansett Beach, in particular, attracts ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
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Salmon slow after season opener | The Sacramento Bee
The lower bay is best during low tide and the upper bay in front of the River View Restaurant near high tide is usually best, according to guide ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
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Beach And Surf Report: July 20, 2015
... talk with them about any hazards in the surf zone,” the NWS says. High tide at Barnegat Inlet will occur at 11:33 a.m. Low tide is at 5:32 p.m. ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Your Monday South Jersey shorecast - Press of Atlantic City …
There is a late morning high tide just after 11 a.m., and a low tide six hours later just after five this afternoon. While there is the small chance of a ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
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North Los Angeles Surf Report - westsidetoday.com
There is also a .5′ low tide at 6:45am. End result for the dawn patrol is waist-chest high waves on the drained side for well exposed spots, ... «Westside Today, Jul 15»

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