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amphidromic point

[ am-fi-drom-ik, am- ]

noun

Oceanography.
  1. a point of almost zero tidal fluctuation on the ocean surface, represented on a chart of cotidal lines by a point from which these lines radiate.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphidromic point1

1935–40; < Greek ídz ( os ) running both ways + -ic; amphi-, -drome
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Near an amphidromic point, the tide moves in a big circle.

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