Definition of Intertidal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark.

Partainyms: Littoral

Definition of Intertidal

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Intertidal

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Intertidal

1. Located between the elevation of the lowest yearly tide and the elevation of the highest yearly tide. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Intertidal

intertex
intertexed
intertexes
intertexing
intertext
intertexts
intertextual
intertextualities
intertextuality
intertextually
intertexture
interthalamic
interthalamic adhesion
interthoracic
interthread
intertidal (current term)
intertidal zone
intertidally
intertie
interties
intertill
intertillage
intertillages
intertilled
intertilling
intertills
intertissued
intertitle
intertitles
intertrack

Literary usage of Intertidal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"intertidal and Subtidal Habitats These habitats include benthic invertebrates and plants inhabiting subtidal and intertidal areas in both hard and ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Fischer (3) speculated that although stromatolites probably grew subtidally in the Precambrian, their Phanerozoic range has been limited to the intertidal ..."

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