Macrotidal

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a relatively large tidal range (greater than 4 metres) not-comparable

    "In the macrotidal environments of NW Australia this is likely to be less for open water areas but may be comparable for semi enclosed embayments."

Example

More examples

"In the macrotidal environments of NW Australia this is likely to be less for open water areas but may be comparable for semi enclosed embayments."

Etymology

From macro- + tidal.

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