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neap [niːp]

adj

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of, relating to, or constituting a neap tide

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) short for neap tide

[Old English, as in nēpflōd neap tide, of uncertain origin]

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Noun

1.

neap - a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon neap tide high tide, high water, highwater - the tide when the water is highest

Translations

neap [niːp] N (also neap tide) → marea f muerta

neap [ˈniːp] n (also neaptide) → mortes-eaux fpl

neap

n (also neap-tide) → Nippflut f, → Nippzeit f, → Nipptide f (N Ger)

neap [niːp] n (also neap tide) → marea di quadratura

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neap [niːp] n (also neap tide) → marea di quadratura