Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrotidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macroti-dal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a relatively large tidal range (greater than 4 metres)

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: macro

Frequently Paired Words

mesotidal macrotide microtidal

Questions

What does macrotidal mean?: Having a relatively large tidal range (greater than 4 metres)
Where does macrotidal come from?: From macro- + tidal.

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