What does "tidal force" mean?

Any of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides.

Tidal force

Q: What is a synonym for "tidal force"?

Common synonyms include: differential gravity, gravitational, gravitational gradient, gravity driven, tidal gradient, tidal pull.

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Noun

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Any of various gravitational forces acting on a body caused by variation in the distance between it and a source of a gravitational field; such forces due to the Moon are responsible for tides.

Synonyms

All synonyms

differential gravity gravitational gravitational gradient gravity driven tidal gradient tidal pull

Antonyms

All antonyms

no tidal effect no tides nongravitational nontidal

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