tidology

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tidology (uncountable)

(uncommon) The science of tides.
- 2009, Michael S. Reidy, Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy‎, 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

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.

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