English Explanatory Dictionary

tsunami

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
  2. A large and generally unstoppable surge.

Pronunciation

/(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ so͞o-nä'mi LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tsunami.wav /(t)suˈnæmi/ /(t)suˈnɑmi/ /t͡ʃʊˈnami/

Word forms

tsunami tsunamis sunami

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 津波 (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).

Synonyms

seismic sea wave tidal wave

Related words

earthquake flood natural disaster seaquake seiche tidal wave tsunami earthquake waterquake

Derived words

fog tsunami ice tsunami megatsunami meteotsunami orphaned tsunami poonami silver tsunami teletsunami tsunameter tsunamic tsunamigenic tsunamilike tsunami stone tsunami wall
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary