megatsunami

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English

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Etymology

From mega- +‎ tsunami.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mega-tso͞o-nä'mi, IPA(key): /ˌmɛɡətsuːˈnɑːmi/
  • enPR: mega-so͞o-nä'mi, IPA(key): /ˌmɛɡəsuːˈnɑːmi/

Noun

megatsunami (plural megatsunamis or megatsunami)

  1. (oceanography) An extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly.
  2. (loosely) A very large tsunami.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa.tsuˈnɐ̃.mi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌmɛ.ɡa.tsuˈnɐ.mi/

Noun

megatsunami m (plural megatsunamis)

  1. (oceanography) megatsunami (an extremely large tsunami-like wave caused by an avalanche or landslide displacing large amounts of water very quickly)