mean low-water lunitidal interval
mean low-water lunitidal interval
[′mēn ¦lō ¦wȯd·ər ¦lü·nə¦tīd·əl ′in·tər·vəl] (oceanography)
The average interval of time between the transit (upper or lower) of the moon and the next low water at a place.
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