- ebb and tide
- receding and advancing of the ocean tide, fluctuating movement, rise and fall of anything
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
ebb and tide
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ebb and tide — potvyniai ir atoslūgiai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Periodiškas vandenynų vandens lygio svyravimas dėl Mėnulio ir Saulės traukos. Du kartus per parą vandenyno lygis pakyla – būna potvyniai ir du kartus per parą vėl… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Ebb and flow — Ebb Ebb, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan. & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to E. even.] 1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; opposed to {flood}; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ebb and flow — noun 1. : the alternate ebb and flood of the tide 2. : a condition or rhythm of alternate forward and backward movement or of alternate decline and renewed advance the ebb and flow of battle the ebbs and flows of business * * * ebb and flow, 1.… … Useful english dictionary
ebb and flow — 1. noun a) The flowing out and in of the tide. b) A large flowing out and in. 2. verb To alternately ebb and flow. As true we are as flesh and blood can be: / The sea will ebb and flow, heaven show his face … Wiktionary
ebb and flow — Synonyms and related words: Lissajous figure, alternate, alternation, back and fill, back and forth, battledore and shuttlecock, be poised, billow, break, comb, come and go, coming and going, crash, dash, direct tide, ebb, ebb tide, flood, flood… … Moby Thesaurus
ebb and flow — receding and advancing of the ocean tide, fluctuating movement, rise and fall of anything; (Slang) ups and downs … English contemporary dictionary
ebb and flow — The coming in and going out of tide. An expression used formerly to denote the limits of admiralty jurisdiction … Black's law dictionary
ebb and flow — The coming in and going out of tide. An expression used formerly to denote the limits of admiralty jurisdiction … Black's law dictionary
ebb and flow — The coming in and the falling back of the tide. A rejected test of navigability of water. 56 Am J1st Wat § 178 … Ballentine's law dictionary
tide — potvyniai ir atoslūgiai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Periodiškas vandenynų vandens lygio svyravimas dėl Mėnulio ir Saulės traukos. Du kartus per parą vandenyno lygis pakyla – būna potvyniai ir du kartus per parą vėl… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
