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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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TURBULENCE definition: 1. a state of confusion without any order: 2. strong sudden movements within air or water: 3. a…. Learn more.
The meaning of TURBULENCE is the quality or state of being turbulent. How to use turbulence in a sentence.
turbulence in British English. (ˈtɜːbjʊləns ) or rarely turbulency (ˈtɜːbjʊlənsɪ ) noun. 1. a state or condition of confusion, movement, or agitation; disorder. 2. meteorology. local instability in the atmosphere, oceans, or rivers. 3.
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. Discover 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.
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.
n. 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.
noun. The condition or quality of being turbulent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Turbulent flow. American Heritage. An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind. American Heritage. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest. Wiktionary.
A complete guide to the word "TURBULENCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
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.
