Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tidology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tidol-o-gy
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science of tides.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tide

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

tidological tidologist

Questions

What does tidology mean?: The science of tides.
Where does tidology come from?: From tide + -ology, Coined by English polymath William Whewell.

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