turbulence
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin turbulentia, or from turbulent + -ence.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/
- Hyphenation: tur‧bu‧lens
Noun
turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
- (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
- 2008, Luo Ji, The Dark Forest, →ISBN:
- Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape.
- (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
- (uncountable, aviation) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
- (countable) An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
- 2022 October 3, Kwasi Kwarteng, quotee, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian:
- In a brief and abashed Tory conference speech, Kwarteng admitted it had been a “tough day” – hours after rowing back on the tax cut for high earners. He said his economic plan had caused “a little turbulence”.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
disturbance in gas, fluid
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See also
- mechanical turbulence
- thermal turbulence
Pronunciation
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Noun
turbulence f (plural turbulences)
Further reading
- “turbulence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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