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turbulence

tur·bu·lence

UK/ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/ US/ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/ uncommon

noun

1.

unstable flow of a liquid or gas

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2.
3.

a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

  • “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
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Origin

From Middle English turbulence (“turbidity, cloudiness”), from Late Latin turbulentia (“trouble, disquiet”). By surface analysis, turbulent + -ence.

Phrases

  • clear-air turbulence
  • mechanical turbulence
  • thermal turbulence
  • turbulence energy
  • wake turbulence

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