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Definitions for: Turbulence [n] unstable flow of a liquid or gas
[n] a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
[n] instability in the atmosphere
Webster (1913) Definition: Tur"bu*lence, n. [L. turbulentia: cf. F.
turbulebce.]
The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state;
tumult; disorder; agitation. --Shak.
The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued.
--Southey.
Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness;
termagance; unruliness; insubordination; rioting.
Synonyms: Sturm und Drang, turbulency, upheaval
See Also: agitation, bad weather, clear-air turbulence, crosscurrent, disorder, ferment, fermentation, inclemency, inclementness, physical phenomenon, rip, riptide, tide rip, unrest, violence
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