tidal force

English

Noun

tidal force (plural tidal forces)

(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)

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

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