Meanings
nounmeteotsunami (plural meteotsunamis)
plural meteotsunamis
- climatologyA tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin.
These surface waves are associated with two ma- jor sources of forcing: seismic activity (tsunamis) and atmospheric disturbances (meteotsunami).
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 2197Synonyms: meteorological tsunami
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tsunami-like wave of meteorological origin.
Similar
meteorological tsunami
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 氣象海嘯 /气象海啸
- 氣象海嘯 /气象海啸 (hei³ zoeng⁶ hoi² siu³)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 氣象海嘯 /气象海啸
- 氣象海嘯 /气象海啸 (qìxiàng hǎixiào)Translations
Finnish meteotsunami
- meteotsunamiTranslations
French météotsunami, tsunami météorologique
- météotsunamiTranslations
- tsunami météorologiqueTranslations
Italian marrobbio, marrùbbio
- marrobbioTranslations
- marrùbbioTranslations
Polish meteotsunami
- meteotsunamiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
meteotsunami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteotsunami
MLA
“meteotsunami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteotsunami. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meteotsunami,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteotsunami.
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