Teletsunami

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

tele- (transmission over a distance) + tsunami

Pronunciation

• telə-tso͞o-nä'mi, /tɛlə-tsuˈnɑːmi/, /tEl&-tsu-nA:mi/
• telə-so͞o-nä'mi, /tɛlə-suˈnɑːmi/, /tEl&-su-nA:mi/

Noun

teletsunami (plural teletsunamis or teletsunami)

1. A tsunami that travels more than 1000 kilometres from its origin before reaching land.

Translations

• French: télétsunami m
• Russian: телецунами (teletsunámi) f
• Spanish: teletsunami m

See also

• earthquake
• flood
• megatsunami
• natural disaster
• seaquake
• seiche
• tidal wave
• tsunami
• Wikipedia article on Teletsunamis