neap tide
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neap tide
- /ˈniːpˌtaɪd/
- /ˈnɪpˌtaɪd/
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From neap + tide. Compare Danish niptid (“neap tide”), German Nipptide (“neap tide”), Old English nēpflōd (“neap tide”).
noun neap tides
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The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
Spring tides occur when the Sun and Moon line up, since the gravities of the two bodies add together to create larger tidal forces. Neap tides occur when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to one another as seen from Earth. In this case, the gravitational forces counteract each other, creating wea
Opposite: spring tide
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noun tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
| Português | maré de quadratura, maré de quarto, maré de águas mortas |
|---|---|
| Français | marée de morte eau |
| Deutsch | Nippflut, Nipptide |
| Ελληνικά | χαμηλή παλίρροια chamilí palírroia |
| Русский | отлив otliv, малая вода malaja voda |
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title = {neap tide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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