neap tide; minimal tidal range
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neap tide; the tide with the smallest range of rise and fall during a synodic month
technicalTechnical term in oceanography and astronomy. Occurs near the first and third quarters of the moon (quadrature) when the gravitational forces of the sun and moon partially cancel each other. Typically delayed by 2-3 days after the quadrature due to complex factors.
Nóng农
lì历
chū初
qī七
、
bā八
hé和
èr二
shí十
èr二
、
èr二
shí十
sān三
zuǒ左
yòu右
huì会
chū出
xiàn现
xiǎo小
cháo潮
。
Neap tides occur around the 7th-8th and 22nd-23rd days of the lunar month.
Xiǎo小
cháo潮
qī期
jiān间
，
cháo潮
chā差
tōng通
cháng常
zhǐ只
yǒu有
dà大
cháo潮
de的
yī一
bàn半
。
During neap tides, the tidal range is usually only half that of spring tides.
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Yóu由
yú于
yuè月
qiú球
hé和
tài太
yáng阳
de的
yǐn引
lì力
xiāng相
hù互
dǐ抵
xiāo消
，
xíng形
chéng成
le了
xiǎo小
cháo潮
。
Neap tides form because the gravitational forces of the moon and sun partially cancel each other out.
Yú渔
mín民
tōng通
cháng常
bì避
kāi开
xiǎo小
cháo潮
qī期
chū出
hǎi海
bǔ捕
yú鱼
。
Fishermen usually avoid going out to fish during neap tide periods.