Tidal Stream

A tidal stream can refer to two different phenomena:

  • in marine science it refers to the currents associated with the tides, generally near a coastline or harbor
  • in astrophysics it refers to the streams of stars and gas that result from the interaction of gas and star clusters with a galactic tide

Famous quotes containing the words tidal and/or stream:

    “And now it is once more the tidal wave
    That when it was swept by, leaves summits stained.
    Oh, blood will out. It cannot be contained.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)

    “In contrast to the flux and muddle of life, art is clarity and enduring presence. In the stream of life, few things are perceived clearly because few things stay put. Every mood or emotion is mixed or diluted by contrary and extraneous elements. The clarity of art—the precise evocation of mood in the novel, or of summer twilight in a painting—is like waking to a bright landscape after a long fitful slumber, or the fragrance of chicken soup after a week of head cold.”
    —Yi-Fu Tuan (b. 1930)