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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The state of a [[tidal current]] when its speed is near zero, especially the moment when a reversing (rectilinear) current changes direction and its speed is zero.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For a theoretical standing [[tidal wave]], slack water occurs at the times of [[high water]] and [[low water]], while for a theoretical progressive tidal wave, slack water occurs midway between high and low water.</div><br/> </div> | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">The state of a [[tidal current]] when its speed is near zero, especially the moment when a reversing (rectilinear) current changes direction and its speed is zero.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For a theoretical standing [[tidal wave]], slack water occurs at the times of [[high water]] and [[low water|low water]], while for a theoretical progressive tidal wave, slack water occurs midway between high and low water.</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:53, 25 April 2012
slack water
The state of a tidal current when its speed is near zero, especially the moment when a reversing (rectilinear) current changes direction and its speed is zero.
For a theoretical standing tidal wave, slack water occurs at the times of high water and low water, while for a theoretical progressive tidal wave, slack water occurs midway between high and low water.
