overtide

overtide

[′ō·vər‚tīd]
(oceanography)
A harmonic tidal component which has a speed that is an exact multiple of the speed of one development of the tide-producing force.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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