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Webster 1913 Edition


Turbulence

Tur′bu-lence

,
Noun.
[L.
turbulentia
: cf. F.
turbulence
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Turbulence

TUR'BULENCE


Definition 2024


turbulence

turbulence

English

Turbulent flow around an object.

Noun

turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)

  1. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
  2. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
  3. (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
  4. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

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