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seaquake

English

Etymology

sea +? quake

Noun

seaquake (plural seaquakes)

  1. A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.

Translations

References

2. “seaquake”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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megatsunami

English

Etymology

mega- +? tsunami.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: mega-tso?o-nä'mi, IPA(key): /?m???tsu??n??mi/
  • enPR: mega-so?o-nä'mi, IPA(key): /?m???su??n??mi/

Noun

megatsunami (plural megatsunamis or megatsunami)

  1. (informal, often used by journalists) A very large tsunami.
  2. A tsunami caused by an avalanche or landslide falling into an enclosed body of water, causing very high water levels, that washes onto land.

Translations

See also

  • earthquake
  • flood
  • natural disaster
  • seaquake
  • seiche
  • tidal wave
  • teletsunami
  • tsunami

Portuguese

Noun

megatsunami m (plural megatsunamis)

  1. megatsunami (a very large tsunami)

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