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av·a·lanche  (v-lnch)

n.

1. A fall or slide of a large mass, as of snow or rock, down a mountainside.

2. A massive or overwhelming amount; a flood: received an avalanche of mail.

v. av·a·lanched, av·a·lanch·ing, av·a·lanch·es

v.intr.

To fall or slide in a massive or overwhelming amount.

v.tr.

To overwhelm; inundate.

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[French; akin to Provençal lavanca, ravine, perhaps ultimately from Latin lb, to slip.]

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avalanche [ˈævəˌlɑːntʃ]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography)

a.  a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain

b.  a fall of rocks, sand, etc.

2. a sudden or overwhelming appearance of a large quantity of things an avalanche of letters

3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics a group of ions or electrons produced by a single ion or electron as a result of a collision with some other form of matter

vb

to come down overwhelmingly (upon)

[from French, by mistaken division from la valanche, from valanche, from (northwestern Alps) dialect lavantse; related to Old Provençal lavanca, of obscure origin]

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avalanche  (v-lnch)

1. The sudden fall or slide of a large mass of material down the side of a mountain. Avalanches may contain snow, ice, rock, soil, or a mixture of these materials. Avalanches can be triggered by changes in temperature, by sound vibrations, or by vibrations in the earth itself.

2. A process resulting in the production of large numbers of ionized particles, in which electrons or ions collide with molecules, with each collision itself producing an additional electron or ion that in turn collides with other molecules. Avalanches are what generate the pulses of electric current that are registered by Geiger counters.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	avalanche - a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain slide - (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. lahar - an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano
	2.	avalanche - a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; "the program brought an avalanche of mail" happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
Verb	1.	avalanche - gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow roll down come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

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avalanche

noun

1. snow-slide, landslide, landslip, snow-slip Four people died when an avalanched buried them alive last week.

2. large amount, barrage, torrent, deluge, inundation He was greeted with an avalanche of publicity.

Translations

avalanche [ˈævəlɑːnʃ] N → avalancha f (fig) → torrente m, avalancha f

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avalanche [ˈævəlɑːntʃ] n

(lit) → avalanche f

(fig) → avalanche f

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avalanche

n (lit, fig) → Lawine f

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avalanche [ˈævəlɑːnʃ] n → valanga

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avalanche [ˈævəlɑːnʃ] n → valanga

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avalanche

n avalanche [ˈӕvəlaːnʃ]

a fall of snow and ice down a mountain Two skiers were buried by the avalanche. sneeustorting إنْهِيار ثَلْجي лавина lavina lavine; sneskred die Lawine χιονοστιβάδα avalancha lumelaviin بهمن lumivyöry avalanche מַפּוֹלֶת שְׁלָגִים हिमस्खलन lavina lavina salju longsor snjóflóð valanga なだれ 눈사태 lavina, griūtis lavīna runtuhan lawine snøskred lawina avalanche avalanşă снежный обвал, лавина lavína plaz lavina lavin หิมะถล่ม çığ 雪崩 сніговий обвал, лавина برفانی تودہ کا گرنا ،حادثہ tuyết lở 雪崩

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avalanche → انهيار lavina lavine Lawine χιονοστιβάδα avalancha lumivyöry avalanche lavina valanga なだれ 사태 lawine snøskred lawina avalanche лавина lavin หิมะถล่ม çığ sự lở tuyết 雪崩