潮汐(ちょうせき)

ちょうせき
noun
tide; tidal phenomenon
1. tide; tidal phenomenon; the rise and fall of sea levels
The periodic rising and falling of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. A technical term used in oceanography and navigation.
潮汐(ちょうせき)の変化(へんか)を観測(かんそく)する。
To observe tidal changes.
潮汐(ちょうせき)は月(つき)の引力(いんりょく)によって起(お)こる。
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
漁師(りょうし)は潮汐(ちょうせき)の動(うご)きを知(し)ることが欠(か)かせない。
For fishermen, knowing the tidal movements is essential.

Composed of 潮(ちょう) (high tide) and 汐(せき) (low tide). The technical and scientific term for the tidal phenomenon — the periodic rise and fall of the sea caused by gravitational forces of the moon and sun. Used in oceanography, fishing, navigation, and weather contexts.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 潮汐(ちょうせき)表(ひょう): tide table
  • 潮汐(ちょうせき)力(りょく): tidal force
  • 潮汐(ちょうせき)現象(げんしょう): tidal phenomenon
  • 潮汐(ちょうせき)発電(はつでん): tidal power generation
  • 潮汐(ちょうせき)の差(さ): tidal range

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 潮(しお): tide — more general and colloquial; also means salt water or sea current
  • 干潮(かんちょう): low tide — the specific state of low water
  • 満潮(まんちょう): high tide — the specific state of high water
  • 潮(しお)の満(み)ち引(ひ)き: ebb and flow — more literary or poetic expression
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