turbulence
Meanings
Plural: turbulences
Noun
- unstable flow of a liquid or gas
- instability in the atmosphere
- a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
- "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
- The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
- Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English turbulence (“turbidity, cloudiness”), from Late Latin turbulentia (“trouble, disquiet”). By surface analysis, turbulent + -ence.
Synonyms
Sturm und Drang, turbulency, upheaval
Scrabble Score: 14
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Words With Friends Score: 20
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