English
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Etymology
From the Greek prefix mega- "large", plus Japanese 津波 / 津浪 (ã¤ãªã¿, tsunami), "harbour wave"
Pronunciation
mega-tsoÍžo-nä'mi, IPAchar|/mÉ›gÉ™-tsuËˈnÉ‘Ëmi/, /<tt>mEg&-tsu:nA:mi</tt>/
mega-soÍžo-nä'mi, IPAchar|/mÉ›gÉ™-suËˈnÉ‘Ëmi/, /<tt>mEg&-su:nA:mi</tt>/
Noun
megatsunami (Plural: megatsunamis or megatsunami)
- A megatsunami is a term used by the popular media to describe very large tsunamis, which are very large and destructive waves that are generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean floor. The term megatsunami is used informally for tsunamis with wave heights of 40 m or greater.
Translations
Bosnian: megacunami#Bosnian|megacunami m
Bulgarian: мегацунами (megatsunámi) n
Catalan: megatsunami m, megatsunamis p
Croatian: megacunami m
French: mégatsunami m, mégatsunamis p
German: Megatsunami m
Hungarian: megacunami
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Italian: megatsunami m (invariable)
Portuguese: megatsunami m, megatsunamis p
Russian: мегацунами#Russian|мегацунами (megatsunámi) n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мегацунами#Serbian|мегацунами m
:Latin: megacunami#Serbian|megacunami m
Spanish: megatsunami m, megatsunamis p
See also
earthquake
flood
natural disaster
seaquake
seiche
tidal wave
teletsunami
tsunami
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