tidology

English

Etymology

From tide +‎ -ology, Coined by English polymath William Whewell.

Noun

tidology (uncountable)

1. (uncommon) The science of tides.
   • 2009, Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy‎^[1], page 269:

     He referred mainly to his tidology when he applied for the Lowndean professorship of astronomy, which had become vacant that fall.

Derived terms

• tidological
• tidologist

Translations

the science of tides

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 潮汐學／潮汐学 (cháoxīxué)

• Finnish: vuorovesioppi
• Japanese: 潮汐学 (ちょうせきがく, chōsekigaku)

References

• “tidology”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.