tides
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006381
The periodic rising and falling of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. It results from the gravitational forces of the moon and sun acting upon the rotating Earth. The disturbance actually propagates as a wave through the atmosphere and along the surface of the waters of the Earth.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006381 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| Synonyms | Earth tides; atmospheric tides; neap tides; oceanic tides; tidal currents; tidal oscillations; tidal waves |
| References | NASA Thesaurus; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | Earth system science; littoral zone; water waves; water currents; oceanography |
| Translations | Spanish: mareas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006381",
"term": "tides",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The periodic rising and falling of the Earth's oceans and atmosphere. It results from the gravitational forces of the moon and sun acting upon the rotating Earth. The disturbance actually propagates as a wave through the atmosphere and along the surface of the waters of the Earth.",
"synonyms": [
"Earth tides",
"atmospheric tides",
"neap tides",
"oceanic tides",
"tidal currents",
"tidal oscillations",
"tidal waves"
],
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"Earth system science",
"littoral zone",
"water waves",
"water currents",
"oceanography"
],
"references": [
"NASA Thesaurus",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "mareas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tides/"
}
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