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| Domain | Definition |
Energy | The power available from the rise and fall of ocean tides. A tidal power plant works on the principal of a dam or barrage that captures water in a basin at the peak of a tidal flow, then directs the water through a hydroelectric turbine as the tide ebbs. (references) |
| Energy obtained by using themotion of the tides to run water turbines that drive electric generators. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Several smaller tidal power plants have recently started generating electricity in Norway. They all exploit the strong periodic tidal currents in narrow fiords using sub-surface propellers.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tidal power."
Synonym: TIDAL POWERSynonym: Ocean tidal power. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Power | Pressure; conductivity; elasticity; gravity, electricity, magnetism, galvanism, voltaic electricity, voltaism, electromagnetism; atomic power, nuclear power, thermonuclear power; fuel cell; hydraulic power, water power, hydroelectric power; solar power, solar energy, solar panels; tidal power; wind power; attraction; vis inertiae, vis mortua, vis viva; potential energy, dynamic energy; dynamic friction, dynamic suction; live circuit, live rail, live wire. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: TIDAL POWER |
| Specialty definitions using "TIDAL POWER": prefabricated caisson plant ♦ RENEWABLE ENERGY. (references) |
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Business | MOCIE is considering the possibility of implementing Dr. Gorlov's tidal power generation system in the Ultolmok. (references) | |
In 1999, Dr. Alexander Gorlov, a U.S. scientist in the hydro energy field, first introduced the possible applications of tidal power in Korea. (references) | ||
The Ultolmok is a historically famous site where Admiral Lee, Sun-shin of Choson dynasty fought against Japanese invaders, overpowering them by utilizing the tidal power of the narrow bay. In addition to Ultolmok, industry sources indicate that there are many other sites suitable for tidal power farms in South and North Korea along the western and southern coastal areas. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "TIDAL POWER": tidal power plant. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
tidal power | 50 |
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| Language | Translations for "TIDAL POWER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | tidevandskraftværket La Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | getijcentrale aan de Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Rancen vuorovesivoimalaitos (Rance Tidal Power Station), Rancen vuorovesivoimala (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | usine marémotrice de la Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Rance-Gezeitenkraftwerk (Rance Tidal Power Station), Gezeitenkraftwerk (tidal power plant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παλιρροιακó εργοστάσιο της Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | impianto mareomotore de La Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 潮力発電 (tidal power generation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ちょうりょくはつで" (tidal power generation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | idaltay owerpay central maremotriz de La Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) central maremotriz de La Rance (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) La Rances tidvattenkraftverk (Rance Tidal Power Station). (various references) gelgit enerjisinden elektrik üreten sistem (tidal power plant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-l-o-p-r-t-w" | |
-2 letters: dioptral, dipteral, idolater, leadwort, petaloid, petiolar, pilewort, poleward, portaled, tailored, tripedal, tripodal. | |
-3 letters: adopter, dariole, delator, dilater, dilator, diopter, dioptre, dipolar, diptera, droplet, leopard, leotard, leporid, oedipal, opiated, paroled, parotid, partied, peloria, peridot, piloted, pirated, plaited, plaiter, platier, poitrel, politer, predial, prolate, proteid, prowled, readopt, redtail, tadpole, taliped, trailed, trawled, tripled, twirled. | |
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