About The Word Turbulence
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Turbulence
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What's The Definition Of Turbulence?
[n] unstable flow of a liquid or gas
[n] a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" [n] instability in the atmosphere Synonyms | Synonyms for Turbulence: Sturm und Drang | turbulency | upheaval Related Terms | Find terms related to Turbulence: See Also | agitation | bad weather | clear-air turbulence | crosscurrent | disorder | ferment | fermentation | inclemency | inclementness | physical phenomenon | rip | riptide | tide rip | unrest | violence Turbulence In Webster's Dictionary \Tur"bu*lence\, n. [L. turbulentia: cf. F.
turbulebce.]
The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state;
tumult; disorder; agitation. --Shak.
The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued.
--Southey.
Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness;
termagance; unruliness; insubordination; rioting.
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