tidal force

English

Noun

tidal force (plural tidal forces)

1. (physics) 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

Translations

gravitational force causing tides

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潮汐力 (cháoxīlì)

• Finnish: vuorovesivoima (fi)
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• German: Gezeitenkraft f
• Japanese: 潮汐力 (ちょうせきりょく, chōsekiryoku)