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has gloss | eng: In oceanography, a tidal resonance occurs when the tide excites one of the resonant modes of the ocean . The effect is most striking when a continental shelf is about a quarter wavelength wide. Then an incident tidal wave can be reinforced by reflections between the coast and the shelf edge, the result producing a much higher tidal range at the coast. |
lexicalization | eng: Tidal resonance |
instance of | (noun) the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon tide |
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has gloss | deu: In der Ozeanographie wird das Phänomen der Tideresonanz am besten durch die Tidebewegung in der Bay of Fundy dokumentiert. |
lexicalization | deu: Tideresonanz |
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