Turbulence
['tɜːbjʊl(ə)ns] or ['tɝbjələns]
Definition
(noun.) unstable flow of a liquid or gas.
(noun.) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); 'the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence'.
(noun.) instability in the atmosphere.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.
Typist: Murray
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Tumult, uproar, disturbance, turmoil, commotion, disorder, confusion.[2]. Riot, sedition, mutiny, insurrection, rebellion.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See FLEXIBLE_and_OBSTINATE]
Typist: Vilma
Examples
- There was a tranquil air in the town after the turbulence of the Channel and the beach, and its dulness in that comparison was agreeable. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He was pacing the garden: his passions were in a state of inconceivable turbulence. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Sharon