avalanche
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definition
verb
The snow had recently avalanched , so only surface hoar is thawing.
(of a mass of snow, ice, and rocks) descend rapidly down a mountainside.
Some of the avalanched electrons will travel through the thin oxide of the diode region.
undergo a rapid increase in conductivity due to an avalanche process.
noun
During interglacial periods the steep, unstable U-shaped valley sides are subject to mass movements such as rock falls and large rock avalanches .
a mass of snow, ice, and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside.
we have had an avalanche of applications
a sudden arrival or occurrence of something in overwhelming quantities.
translation of 'avalanche'
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The problem is that many of us cannot find this place of inner peace and stillness, and so the sacred is lost in an overwhelming 'avalanche' of noise and confusion.
On 1 January 1992, the day on which I survived falling into a crevasse and being almost buried in an 'avalanche' , my tears had fallen onto the rocks and snow.
My husband and I were wandering through the city one slow summer Saturday, when suddenly there was an 'avalanche' of music, colour, satin, sequins, balloons and feathers.
In this case, it is possible that the channel-forming fluid has removed some material deposited in the 'avalanche' .
Then, way up on the mountain, a little 'avalanche' fell.
A sudden 'avalanche' of selling by these parties at current depressed prices amid rising global demand and commodity prices makes little sense.
His own punches at times found a target, only to be rocked with an 'avalanche' of blows in retaliation.
Morgan's head spins from the sudden 'avalanche' of words.
it received an 'avalanche' of bad publicity
The word 'avalanche' is derived from a Swiss word meaning ‘descent to the valley’, and it can refer to snow, ice, rock or rubble.
In an instant, an 'avalanche' of electrons is rolling over the surface in a catastrophic flashover.
There have been reports where this dog will change direction or position for no apparent reason, seconds before an 'avalanche' of ice and snow come hurtling down a mountainside.
Figure 2 shows a mass erosional feature that we interpret as a rockslide, or rock 'avalanche' .
an 'avalanche' of mud
First of all, we suddenly got an 'avalanche' of speculation: Were these suicide bombers?
In Walhalla, an old gold-mining town in a narrow valley, disaster struck on the Tuesday night as an 'avalanche' of water, rocks, silt and logs swept down over the town.
They didn't spend long in there, possibly due to fear of sudden movements causing an 'avalanche' .
If the density of Rydberg atoms was high enough for two of them to collide, the free electron from that collision would trigger an 'avalanche' that ionized the rest of the Rydberg atoms.
On their descent they were hit by a huge 'avalanche' of massive rocks of snow.
we have had an 'avalanche' of applications
The technology 'avalanche' often leaves her feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and exhausted.
Wave after wave of panic swept over me like an 'avalanche' and my mind tried to reconcile what I was seeing in front of me with some kind of logical thought.
Only 25 will be available this season, as even Ski Scotland doesn't believe there will be an 'avalanche' of applications.
he was swept to his death by an 'avalanche' in 1988
Suddenly there was an 'avalanche' of theories designed to explain the rise in crime that had previously been denied.
An 'avalanche' roaring down a mountainside may seem to be wildly out of control, but actually it is governed by certain equations.
To Angus it looked as though the North slope of the ridge was ready to crumble and 'avalanche' into the corrie below.
The mouth of the corrie gives a view of the cliffs and the distinctive feature of a massive rock slab, which is covered by snow in winter and is prone to 'avalanche' .
an 'avalanche' of mud
The entire northern flank of the mountain collapses and falls as an 'avalanche' lowering the height of the mountain by 1,500 feet.
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