tsunami vs wave

wave vs tsunami

tsunami and wave both are nouns.

tsunami is not a verb while wave is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tsunami	Yes	No	No	No
wave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, wave is a hypernym of tsunami; that is, wave is a word with a broader meaning than tsunami:

tsunami: a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
wave: one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

Other hypernyms of tsunami include calamity, cataclysm, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, moving ridge.

tsunami (noun)	wave (noun)
a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption	a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon
	a hairdo that creates undulations in the hair
	the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
	(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
	something that rises rapidly
	a persistent and widespread unusual weather condition (especially of unusual temperatures)
	an undulating curve

tsunami (verb)	wave (verb)
	set waves in
	signal with the hands or nod
	move or swing back and forth
	twist or roll into coils or ringlets
	move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

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