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- Dictionaryturbulence/ˈtəːbjʊləns/
noun
- 1. violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid: "the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence" Similar Opposite
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a state of confusion without any order: The era was characterized by political and cultural turbulence. There are signs of turbulence ahead for the economy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Social order & disorder. anarchic. anarchism. anarchistic. anarchy. bedlam. disorganization. disorganized. disturb. ferment. free-for-all. havoc.
: the quality or state of being turbulent: such as. a. : great commotion or agitation. emotional turbulence. b. : irregular atmospheric motion especially when characterized by up-and-down currents. c. : departure in a fluid from a smooth flow. Examples of turbulence in a Sentence. The plane hit quite a bit of turbulence during our flight.
TURBULENCE meaning: 1. a state of confusion without any order: 2. strong sudden movements within air or water: 3. a…. Learn more.
noun. the condition or quality of being turbulent. ; specif., a. commotion or wild disorder. b. violent, irregular motion or swirling agitation of water, air, gas, etc. Also ˈturbulency. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Chaotic or unstable eddying motion in a fluid. Avoiding excessive turbulence generated around moving objects (such as airplanes), which can make their motion inefficient and difficult to control, is a major factor in aerodynamic design.
Definition of turbulence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Use the noun turbulence to describe instability or disturbance. If you’re on an airplane during a storm, turbulence is that horrible thing that is causing the plane (and your stomach) to bounce around.
1. a state or condition of confusion, movement, or agitation; disorder. 2. (Physical Geography) meteorol local instability in the atmosphere, oceans, or rivers. 3. (General Physics) turbulent flow in a liquid or gas.
a series of sudden and violent changes in the direction that air or water is moving in We experienced severe turbulence during the flight. Topic Collocations. See turbulence in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: turbulence.
TURBULENCE meaning: 1 : sudden, violent movements of air or water; 2 : a state of confusion, violence, or disorder.
