Defenition of the word turbulence

• Defenition of the word turbulence

  • Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
  • instability in the atmosphere
  • unstable flow of a liquid or gas
  • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
  • a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

Synonyms for the word turbulence

• • chaos
  • commotion
  • confusion
  • disorder
  • furor
  • havoc
  • hurly-burly
  • instability
  • mayhem
  • Sturm und Drang
  • tumult
  • turbulency
  • turmoil
  • unrest
  • upheaval
  • uproar

Similar words in the turbulence

• • turbulence
  • turbulence's

Hyponyms for the word turbulence

• • agitation
  • clear-air turbulence
  • countercurrent
  • crosscurrent
  • ferment
  • fermentation
  • rip
  • riptide
  • roller coaster
  • tempestuousness
  • tide rip
  • unrest
  • violence

Hypernyms for the word turbulence

• • bad weather
  • disorder
  • inclemency
  • inclementness
  • physical phenomenon

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