Tidology

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The science of tides. uncommon, uncountable

    "He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall."

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"He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall."

Etymology

From tide + -ology, Coined by English polymath William Whewell.

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