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tsunami | tidalwave |

tsunami

English

Alternative forms

* sunami (nonstandard)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "tsunami")

    Synonyms

    * tidal wave (usage conflict)

    Derived terms

    * megatsunami * teletsunami * tsunamigenic * tsunameter

    See also

    * earthquake * flood * natural disaster * seaquake * seiche * tidal wave * waterquake

    External links

    *("tsunami" on Wikipedia) *(versity) *(comcatlite) English nouns with irregular plurals English words affected by prescriptivism ----

    tidalwave

    Not English

    Tidalwave has no English definition. It may be misspelled.