太たい陰いん潮ちょう

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Meanings

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noun

lunar tide

Technical term in oceanography and astronomy for the tide component caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.

太たい陰いん潮ちょうは月つきの引いん力りょくによって起おこる潮ちょう汐せきの一いっ種しゅです。
The lunar tide is a type of tide caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.

plump, thick, big around

陰shade, yin, negative

潮tide, salt water, opportunity

Similar words

太たい陽よう潮ちょう
Solar tide, caused by the Sun. Often contrasted with 太陰潮 in discussions of tidal components.
潮ちょう汐せき
General term for tides. 太陰潮 is a specific type of 潮汐.

Etymology

Compound of 太陰 (たいいん, 'moon', literally 'great yin') and 潮 (ちょう, 'tide'). 太陰 is a classical Chinese-derived term for the moon, contrasting with 太陽 (たいよう, 'sun').