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The tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: spring tide
a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neap
Antonyms: springtide
Broader terms: high tide, high water, highwater
From neap + tide. Compare Danish niptid (“neap tide”), German Nipptide (“neap tide”), Old English nēpflōd (“neap tide”).
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
dooie gety
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Central Bikol:
ayaay
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Catalan:
marea morta
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Catalan:
marea de quadratura
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Cebuano:
ayaay
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Dutch:
doodtij
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Finnish:
vajaavuoksi
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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French:
marée de morte eau
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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German:
Nippflut
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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German:
Nipptide
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Greek:
χαμηλή παλίρροια
(chamilí palírroia)
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Hungarian:
vakár
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Indonesian:
pasang perbani
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Indonesian:
pasang mati
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Irish:
mallmhuir
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Malay:
pasang-surut anak
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Manx:
traie
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Māori:
tai kōwā
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Māori:
tai kōwāwā
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Māori:
taitai ririki
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Māori:
tai ninihi
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Norman:
morte-ieau
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Norwegian Bokmål:
nippflo
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Portuguese:
maré de quadratura
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Portuguese:
maré de quarto
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Portuguese:
maré de águas mortas
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Russian:
отлив
(otliv)
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Russian:
малая вода
(malaja voda)
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Scottish Gaelic:
conntraigh
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
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Welsh:
llanw isel
— tide which occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter
