Definitions for TSUNAMI
tsʊˈnɑ mitsuna·mi

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 5 votes

1. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. tsunaminoun

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

2. Etymology: 津波 / 津浪 (つなみ).

WikipediaRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. 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.

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1. tsunami

   A tsunami is a series of large ocean waves most commonly triggered by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. These ocean events displace massive amounts of water, generating waves that can travel vast distances at high speeds. When reaching shallow water or coastal areas, these waves can rapidly rise in height and cause devastating damage.

WikidataRate this definition:2.4 / 8 votes

1. 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.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TSUNAMI in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TSUNAMI in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of TSUNAMI in a Sentence

1. Michael Li:

   It would be the equivalent of a tsunami, democrats would have to win larger than any sort of recent midterm wave — almost double what they got in 2006 — in order to win a narrow majority.

2. Marco Rubio:

   America is in the middle of a real political storm, a real tsunami and we should have seen this coming, while we are on the right side.

3. Sarah Whitey:

   It was like a tsunami, the only thing I was thinking of was, I don't want my son to drown, I don't want my son to drown. I just wanted to keep him up, so I just held onto that pram as long as I could.

4. Jenny Santi:

   She said she [could] heal faster— emotionally and physically— when she did volunteering after the tsunami, you can have an impact on many lives and you can bring joy to the lives of others.

5. Mochammad Riyadi:

   Of course I'm worried. I'm hoping there is no tsunami again.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TSUNAMI
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tsunami
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunami
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=TSUNAMI