meteotsunami

See also: météotsunami and météo-tsunami

English

Etymology

Blend of meteorological +‎ tsunami

Noun

meteotsunami (plural meteotsunamis)

A tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin.
- 1998 June 15, S Monserrat, “On the reconstruction of the transfer function for atmospherically generated seiches”, in Geophysical Research Letters, volume 25, number 12, page 2197:
  These surface waves are associated with two ma- jor sources of forcing: seismic activity (tsunamis) and atmospheric disturbances (meteotsunami).

Synonyms

meteorological tsunami

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Translations

Translations

French: météotsunami (fr), météo-tsunami, tsunami météorologique (fr)
Italian: marrobbio
Polish: meteotsunami (pl) n
Sicilian: marrubbiu

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