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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
Noun
turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
- (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
- (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
- (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
- An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
Related terms
Translations
disturbance in gas, fluid
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See also
- mechanical turbulence
- thermal turbulence