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nontidal

nontidal

5.6
Water that is not moved by the tide
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈtaɪdəl/
translation icon : no tidal
  • The researchers focused on the nontidal effects of climate change on freshwater ecosystems.
  • nontidal wetlands

Examples

  • The lake is a nontidal body of water that remains stable regardless of oceanic influences.

  • Nontidal currents control fluxes of heat, salinity, nutrients, and organic carbon throughout the oceans.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Species Sb and Se were virtually extirpated and did not recover from the 8-month nontidal catastrophe (Table 2).

    Academic text (2001)

  • Many species thrive in the nontidal zones of rivers where the water level is unaffected by tides.

Synonyms

tideless
vsnontidal
6.3

Calm water not moved by tides, like in a sheltered bay

is limited to lack of tidal effect without calmness implication

Antonyms

tidal
69 3.4

Happening because of the rise and fall of the sea

How Tidal

tidal
69 3.4
nontidal
5.6

Surface Forms

nontidal positive

Morphology

nontidal = tidal (transparent) = non + tidal

The prefix 'non-' clearly negates the meaning of 'tidal', making the meaning of 'nontidal' easily understandable.

Etymology

Nontidal is made of non- meaning 'not' and tidal from 'tide', which means the sea's 'rise and fall'. So Nontidal describes water or places that are not moved by the tides.