Tidal acceleration — is an effect of the tidal forces between an orbiting natural satellite ( i.e. a moon), and the planet (called the primary) that it orbits. It causes a gradual recession of a satellite in a prograde orbit away from the primary, and a corresponding … Wikipedia
Tidal Wave (Thorpe Park) — Tidal Wave is a Shoot the Chute style ride located in the Amity Cove area of Thorpe Park. It is claimed to be (and probably is) the wettest ride in England . It was opened in 2000 and was Tussauds first major investment in the park.The ride is… … Wikipedia
Course of the Willamette River — Coordinates: 45°39′10″N 122°45′53″W / 45.65278°N 122.76472°W / 45.65278; 122.76472 … Wikipedia
Tidal tensor — In Newton s theory of gravitation and in various relativistic classical theories of gravitation, such as general relativity, the tidal tensor represents # tidal accelerations of a cloud of (electrically neutral, nonspinning) test particles, #… … Wikipedia
Tidal wave — Tide Tide, n. [AS. t[=i]d time; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=i]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[=i]t, Icel. t[=i]?, Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited, endless, where a is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf. {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Course (navigation) — In navigation, a vehicle s course is the angle that the intended path of the vehicle makes with a fixed reference object (typically true north). Typically course is measured in degrees from 0° clockwise to 360° in compass convention (0° being… … Wikipedia
tidal — Affected by or having tides. In order that a river may be tidal at a given spot, it may not be necessary that the water should be salt, but the spot must be one where the tide, in the ordinary and regular course of things, flows and reflows … Black's law dictionary
tidal river — noun a stream in which the effects of the tide extend far upstream • Syn: ↑tidewater river, ↑tidal stream, ↑tidewater stream • Hypernyms: ↑stream, ↑watercourse • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Operation Tidal Wave — Part of Oil Campaign of World War II A B 24 Liberator called Sandman during a bomb run over th … Wikipedia
The Championship Course — Championship Course on a flood tide (e.g. for the Boat Race). The Start and Finish are reversed when racing on an ebb tide. Middlesex and Surrey denote banks of the Thames Tideway, not the actual English counties … Wikipedia
