What does Tsunami mean?
Definitions for Tsunami
tsʊˈnɑ mitsuna·mi
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Princeton's WordNet
tsunaminoun
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
"a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes"
Wiktionary
tsunaminoun
A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.
Etymology: 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ).
Wikipedia
Tsunami
A tsunami ( (t)soo-NAH-mee, (t)suu-; from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbour wave', pronounced [tsɯnami]) or tidal wave is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances) above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Unlike normal ocean waves, which are generated by wind, or tides, which are generated by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun, a tsunami is generated by the displacement of water. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal undersea currents or sea waves because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide. For this reason, it is often referred to as a "tidal wave", although this usage is not favoured by the scientific community because it might give the false impression of a causal relationship between tides and tsunamis. Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves, with periods ranging from minutes to hours, arriving in a so-called "internal wave train". Wave heights of tens of metres can be generated by large events. Although the impact of tsunamis is limited to coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous, and they can affect entire ocean basins. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was among the deadliest natural disasters in human history, with at least 230,000 people killed or missing in 14 countries bordering the Indian Ocean. The Ancient Greek historian Thucydides suggested in his 5th century BC History of the Peloponnesian War that tsunamis were related to submarine earthquakes, but the understanding of tsunamis remained slim until the 20th century and much remains unknown. Major areas of current research include determining why some large earthquakes do not generate tsunamis while other smaller ones do; accurately forecasting the passage of tsunamis across the oceans; and forecasting how tsunami waves interact with shorelines.
Wikidata
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, generally an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions, landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami. Tsunami waves do not resemble normal sea waves, because their wavelength is far longer. Rather than appearing as a breaking wave, a tsunami may instead initially resemble a rapidly rising tide, and for this reason they are often referred to as tidal waves. Tsunamis generally consist of a series of waves with periods ranging from minutes to hours, arriving in a so-called "wave train". Wave heights of tens of metres can be generated by large events. Although the impact of tsunamis is limited to coastal areas, their destructive power can be enormous and they can affect entire ocean basins; the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was among the deadliest natural disasters in human history with over 230,000 people killed in 14 countries bordering the Indian Ocean.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tsunami in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tsunami in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Tsunami in a Sentence
We're seeing an electoral tsunami on a gigantic scale.
One of the mysteries arising from the study of exoplanets is that we see systems where the planets are misaligned, even though they are born in a flat, circular disk, maybe a cosmic tsunami hit these systems and rearranged everything about them, but we havent had proof.
Our research shows that sea-level rise can significantly increase the tsunami hazard, which means that smaller tsunamis in the future can have the same adverse impacts as big tsunamis would today.
It's emotion, it's sentiment, and the market is getting pushed back and forth, let the tidal wave, the tsunami play itself out and then we'll figure out what's going on.
The tsunami of social media that has conquered global communications within a few years has swept away privacy, once predominant, and has laid the groundwork for a new world where everything is public - or is rapidly becoming so - and where everything is transparent - or is about to be.
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- تسونامي, تْسُونَامِيArabic
- sunamiAzerbaijani
- цунаміBelarusian
- цунамиBulgarian
- tsunamiCatalan, Valencian
- tsunamiCzech
- tsunamiWelsh
- flodbølge, tsunamiDanish
- TsunamiGerman
- τσουνάμιGreek
- cunamoEsperanto
- tsunami, maremotoSpanish
- tsunamiEstonian
- tsunamiBasque
- سونامی, آبْلَرْزهPersian
- tsunami, hyökyaaltoFinnish
- tsunamiFrench
- tsunamiHausa
- צוּנַמיHebrew
- सूनामी, सुनामीHindi
- cunami, sz, szökőárHungarian
- ցունամիArmenian
- tsunamiIndonesian
- maremoto, tsunamiItalian
- צונאמיHebrew
- 津波, 津浪Japanese
- ಸುನಾಮಿKannada
- 地震海溢, 지진 해일, 쓰나미Korean
- tsunamîKurdish
- tsunamiLatin
- cunamisLithuanian
- cunamiLatvian
- parawhenuaMāori
- цунамиMacedonian
- सुनामी, त्सुनामीMarathi
- tsunamiMalay
- tsunami, vloedgolfDutch
- flodbølgjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- tsunamiNorwegian
- tó nitéél nitságo atságááNavajo, Navaho
- tsunamiPolish
- maremoto, tsunamiPortuguese
- tsunamiRomanian
- цунамиRussian
- cunami, цунами, velevalSerbo-Croatian
- flodvåg, tsunamiSwedish
- tsunamiSwahili
- ஆழிப்பேரலை, சுனாமிTamil
- సునామీTelugu
- คลื่นยักษ์, คลื่นสึนามิ, คลื่นสThai
- tsunamiTurkish
- цунаміUkrainian
- سونامیUrdu
- sóng thầnVietnamese
- צונאַמיYiddish
- 海嘯Chinese
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