catastrophic — To have a major, negative financial event. For example, to lose your home due to fire (BANKRUPTCY DICTIONARY OF TERMS)/. United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Catastrophic Illness Insurance — A type of insurance that protects the insured, in the event of specified major health events, during a defined period of time. Catastrophic illness insurance coverage is usually a lump sum, and can be full or partial depending on the condition… … Investment dictionary
catastrophic — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ADVERB ▪ absolutely, truly ▪ potentially PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
event — noun 1 sth that happens ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, important, major, significant ▪ historic, key, landmark, life changing … Collocations dictionary
Event data recorder — An Event Data Recorder or EDR is a device installed in some automobiles and trucks to record information related to vehicle crashes or accidents. Information from these devices can be collected after a crash and analyzed to help determine what… … Wikipedia
catastrophic — catastrophe ► NOUN ▪ an event causing great damage or suffering. DERIVATIVES catastrophic adjective. ORIGIN Greek katastroph overturning, sudden turn … English terms dictionary
catastrophic — /kætəˈstrɒfɪk/ (say katuh strofik) adjective 1. of or relating to a catastrophe. 2. (especially of a natural event) extremely severe in outcome; disastrous. 3. (in the Fire Danger Index) (of a bushfire) uncontrollable, and of such an intensity as …
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Impact event — Artist s impression of a major impact event. The collision between Earth and an asteroid a few kilometers in diameter may release as much energy as several million nuclear weapons detonating simultaneously. An impact event is the collision of a… … Wikipedia
Cretaceous–Tertiary extinction event — Artist s rendering of bolide impact Badlands nea … Wikipedia
