Tidal delta

The bulge of sand formed at the seaward mouth of tidal inlets as a result of interaction between tidal currents and waves. Also called inlet-associated bars and estuary entrance ...

flood tidal delta

Engineering; Coastal engineering

The bulge of sand formed at the landward mouth of tidal inlets as a result of flow expansion.

Tidal

Entertainment; Digital music

TIDAL is a subscription-based music streaming service that combines lossless audio and high definition music videos with curated editorial. The service has over 25 million tracks ...

delta

Astronomy; General astronomy

The upper-case Greek letter used to denote an object's geocentric distance in ephemeris tables; see "ephemeris". (Note that lower-case delta is used to denote declination.)

nodulose

Natural environment; Coral reefs

With small nodules, knobs or swellings.

fissure

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A deep and narrow depression cutting across the reef front with origins relating to jointing planes in the reef limestone or non-limestone bedrock.

damselfish

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A large family (Pomacentridae) of bony fishes which are abundant and common inhabitants of coral reefs. They possess robust, deep, and laterally compressed bodies. The majority of ...

complementary resources

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A pair of resources for which consumption by the consumer of one resource reduces its requirement for the other.

antennule

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A small antenna, especially the first pair of antennae in crustaceans.

odontophore

Natural environment; Coral reefs

A tooth-bearing structure found in most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which support the radula and radula sac; the term is also applied ...

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Zero TV homes

A term coined by the TV ratings company Nielsen to describe families that have stopped paying for cable and satellite TV service, and don't even use ...