Tornado
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English
Pronunciation
- (Britain, Australia) tô(r)-nā'dō, /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪdəʊ/, /tO:(r)"neId@U/
- WEAE /toɹˈnaɪ.do/
Etymology
From Spanish or Portuguese tornar to turn, return, Latin tornare to turn, hence, a whirling wind. The Spanish & Portuguese tornada is a return. See Turn.
Noun
tornado (tornadoes or tornados)
- A localized atmospheric vortex producing extremely high winds, characterized by a funnel cloud extending downward from a larger storm cloud and touching the ground.
Synonyms
Derived Terms
- Tornado watch, tornado warning (A tornado watch means that conditions are favorable for producing a tornado. A tornado warning means that a tornado is threatening the area.)
- Tornado shelter
Translations
- Chinese: 龍捲風, 龙卷风
- Danish: tornado c
- Finnish: hirmumyrsky
- French: tornade f
- German: Tornado m
- Greek: ανεμοστρόβιλος m
- Italian: ciclone m
- Japanese: 竜巻 (たつまき, tatsumaki), トルネード (torunedo)
- Korean: 토네이도
- Lithuanian: viesulas m, tornadas m, trombas m
- Portuguese: furacão m
- Russian: торнадо m (tornado)
- Spanish: tornado m
See also
- cyclone
- dust devil
- hurricane
- tsunami
- typhoon
- waterspout
- willy willy
- Wikipedia article on tornadoes
Danish
Noun
tornado c
- Tornado
German
Noun
Tornado m (Tornados)
- Tornado
Spanish
Noun
tornado m (tornados)
- Tornado
