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- [tsoo-nah-mee]
- /tsʊˈnɑ mi/
- /tsuːˈnɑː.mi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tsoo-nah-mee]
- /tsʊˈnɑ mi/
Definitions of tsunami word
- noun tsunami an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. 1
- noun tsunami tidal wave 1
- countable noun tsunami A tsunami is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things. 0
- noun tsunami a large, often destructive, sea wave produced by a submarine earthquake, subsidence, or volcanic eruption. Sometimes incorrectly called a tidal wave 0
- noun tsunami a sudden increase in or overwhelming number or volume of 0
- noun tsunami a huge sea wave caused by a great disturbance under an ocean, as a strong earthquake or volcanic eruption 0
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Origin of tsunami
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < Japanese, equivalent to tsu harbor (earlier tu) + nami wave
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Parts of speech for Tsunami
noun
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pronoun
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tsunami popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tsunami
noun tsunami
- eagre — a tidal bore or flood.
- drencher — One who, or that which, drenches.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- flood — a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- outgushing — Present participle of outgush.
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