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Meaning of "Tunguska" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TUNGUSKA

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUNGUSKA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUNGUSKA

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Tunguska is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TUNGUSKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tunguska

Tunguska may refer to: ▪ Any of the Tunguska Rivers ▪ Tributaries of the Yenisei River: ▪ Upper Tunguska, an old name of the lower flow of Angara River ▪ Middle Tunguska River or Stony Tunguska River ▪ Lower Tunguska River ▪ Tributary of the Amur River: ▪ Tunguska, an 86 km long part of the Urmi River in far eastern Russia, close to Khabarovsk...

Definition of Tunguska in the English dictionary

The definition of Tunguska in the dictionary is any of three rivers in Russia, in central Siberia, all tributaries of the Yenisei: the Lower Tunguska 2690 km long; the Stony Tunguska 1550 km long; the Upper Tunguska which is the lower course of the Angara.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUNGUSKA

Tungting
Tungus
Tungusian
Tungusic
tunic
tunica
tunicate
tunicin
tunicked
tunicle
tuning
tuning fork
tuning key
tuning knob
Tunis
Tunisia
Tunisian

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUNGUSKA

Alaska
Athabaska
baked Alaska
britska
Caipiroska
friska
Gaudier-Brzeska
Gulf of Alaska
Hrvatska
Landowska
Lower Tunguska
Nebraska
Polska
ska
Stony Tunguska
Szymborska
Upper Tunguska
zakouska
zakuska
Ziska

Synonyms and antonyms of Tunguska in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Tunguska» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUNGUSKA

Find out the translation of Tunguska to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Tunguska from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Tunguska» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

通古斯大爆炸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Tunguska
570 millions of speakers

English

Tunguska
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टंगुस्का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تونغوسكا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тунгуска
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Tunguska
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Tunguska
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Tunguska
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunguska
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tunguska
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ツングースカ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

퉁구스카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunguska
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Tunguska
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டுங்குச்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुंगुस्का
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tunguska
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tunguska
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tunguska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тунгуска
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Tunguska
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Τουνγκούσκα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tunguska
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Tunguska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tunguska
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Tunguska

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNGUSKA»

The term «Tunguska» is regularly used and occupies the 79.676 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNGUSKA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Tunguska

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUNGUSKA»

Discover the use of Tunguska in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Tunguska and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tunguska Mystery
The second concerns the mistaken belief that there has been little or no progress in understanding the nature of the Tunguska phenomenon. All this is treated by the author in a scholarly and responsible manner.
Vladimir Rubtsov, Edward Ashpole, 2009
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The mystery of the Tunguska fireball
Traces the explosive 1908 impact in a remote area of the Tunguska forest in Siberia and the numerous theories about its cause, from miniature black holes and extraterrestrial laser beams to an early nuclear experiment. Original.
Surendra Verma, 2006
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The Tunguska fireball: solving one of the great mysteries of ...
" "Surendra Verma tells the story of the fireball and of the scientists and charlatans alike who have been seduced by it.
Surendra Verma, 2005
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New Scientist
The authors found a 1 per cent jump in radiocarbon content in the rings of each tree for 1909, the year following the Tunguska explosion. No solar effects occurred around that time to explain the increase, although local factors in the US  ...
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Meteorites: A Journey Through Space and Time
Right: Even in 1929, the forest levelled by the Tunguska event of 1908 still looked devastated. South Kensington •>- Meteorological Office 6am Between 5 and 6 am, on 30 June 1908, micro- barographs from various locations around England  ...
Alex Bevan, John De Laeter, John Robert De Laeter, 2002
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Shadowlands: Quest for Mirror Matter in the Universe
Whatever the cause of the Tunguska event it is important to realise that there will be other similar events. This is not merely an academic issue: A Tunguska sized explosion occurring randomly over the surface of the Earth could be expected to  ...
Robert Foot, 2002
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1908 Disasters: Tunguska Event
Chapters: Tunguska Event. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
Books, LLC, Source: Wikipedia, 2010
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Comparative Planetology, Geological Education, History of ...
Keywords: 1908, Tunguska explosion, elements anomaly, NAA INTRODUCTION On 30 June 1908 at 7:17 a.m. local time ... a great explosion occurred in the sky over the basin of River Podkamennaya Tunguska in Central Siberia (60° 55' N, ...
Wang Hongzhen, 1997
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Encyclopedia of Earth Science
Tunguska, Siberia The location of what is thought to be the site of a collision of a comet with the Earth. On June 30, 1908, a huge explosion rocked the Tunguska area of Siberia and devastated more than 1,158 square miles (3,000 km2) of ...
Timothy M. Kusky, 2009
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Tunguska Event
The Tunguska event, or Tunguska blast or Tunguska explosion, was an enormously powerful explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, at about 7:14 a.m.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUNGUSKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Tunguska is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists around the world wish you a Happy Asteroid Day
The Tunguska meteor event of June 30, 1908 (that's why today is Asteroid Day, for the curious) released blast of energy estimated at 10-15 megatons of TNT. «ExtremeTech, Jun 15»
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The Tunguska Event: Still A Mystery After 107 Years
On the morning of June 30, 1908, a large fireball crossed the sky above the taiga of the Stony Tunguska (Podkamennaya Tunguska) in Siberia. A series of ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
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Award-winning Point-and-Click adventure game Secret Files …
Secret Files Tunguska follows the story of a high-ranking scientist named Vladimir Kalenkow who goes missing after looking into the unexplained Tunguska ... «DroidGamers, Dec 14»
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Brian May: act now to stop asteroids destroying humanity
Referencing the asteroid explosion in Tunguska, Russia in 1908, May said it would only take one big impact to wipe us all out: "We are currently aware of less ... «Wired.co.uk, Dec 14»
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The award-winning Secret Files Tunguska goes on sale for a limited …
Secret Files Tunguska, the award-winning point-and-click iOS game that launched on the App Store back in July, has received a price reduction for a limited time ... «AppAdvice, Sep 14»
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Secret Files: Tunguska
Secret Files Tunguska feels like a half-hearted attempt to ape Broken Sword, but without the wit, charm, or grand sense of adventure seen in Revolution's iconic ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 14»
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[Video] Russian Tunguska Anti-Aircraft Vehicle's Firing System Goes …
The following videos show a 9K22 Tunguska anti aircraft weapon system going out of control during live firing activity. Although some sources say footage was ... «The Aviationist, Mar 14»
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Experts Question Claim Tunguska Meteorite May Have Come from …
For over 100 years, the exact origins of the Tunguska event have remained a ... be truly convinced John's Stone is the Tunguska meteorite, let alone from Mars. «Universe Today, Feb 14»
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Blast from the past: Solving the Tunguska mystery
IT'S just after 7 on a quiet Tuesday morning in June 1908 when a dazzling fireball streaks across the Siberian sky. Minutes later an immense blast topples 80 ... «New Scientist, Jul 13»
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Russian meteor shockwave circled globe twice
The Tunguska air blast is estimated to have been equivalent to three to five megatonnes of TNT, hundreds of times more energetic than the Hiroshima explosion, ... «BBC News, Jun 13»

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