another name for a tsunami
A large wave on the ocean, usually caused by an undersea earthquake, a volcanic eruption, or coastal landslide. A tsunami can travel hundreds of miles over the open sea and cause extensive damage when it encounters land. Also called tidal waves. For example, if the Pacific Ocean is considered to have a depth of 5000 metres, the velocity of a tsunami would be the square root of √(5000 × 10) = √50000 = ~224 metres per second (735 feet per second), which equates to a speed of ~806 kilometres per hour or about 500 miles per hour. Get free help! 1  80% of questions are answered in under 10 minutes. 2  Answers come with explanations, so that you can learn. 3  Answer quality is ensured by our experts. Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected. Complexity sorts synonyms based on their difficulty. Adjust it higher to choose from words that are more complex. Length ranks your synonyms based on character count. (ts-nä'mē) A very large ocean wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption and often causes extreme destruction when it strikes land. Tsunamis can have heights of up to 30 m (98 ft) and reach speeds of 950 km (589 mi) per hour. What is a tsunami? The word tsunami (pronounced su-nah'-me) is Japanese for harbor wave. Some tsunami may reach heights of 100 feet (30 m) or more. They are giant waves that hit a coastal area a…nd create destruction and usually loss of many lives. 3D tsunami simulation. A tsunami (from Japanese: 津波, harbour wave; English pronunciation: /tsuːˈnɑːmi/) or tidal wave, also known as a seismic sea 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. tsunami(noun) a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption. tsunami(noun) Synonyms: tidal wave. tsunami(noun) A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption. Synonyms: tidal wave. Not names of people like hurricanes and tropical storms have. Tsunami are usually named by the location of occurrence and/or the date. The only types of natural disasters that… are named using a naming convention of people's names are tropical storms and cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons, and similar weather patterns. Synonym.com 2001-2016 Leaf Group Ltd., all rights reserved. Database is based on WordNet 3.0, a lexical database for the English language.
Tidal wave