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avalanche

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1av·a·lanche 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈa-və-ˌlanch\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French, from French dialect (Franco-Provençal) lavantse, avalantse
Date:
1771
1 : a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice 2 : a sudden great or overwhelming rush or accumulation of something <hit by an avalanche of paperwork> 3 : a cumulative process in which photons or accelerated charge carriers produce additional photons or charge carriers through collisions (as with gas molecules)


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