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Definition of Turbulence

1. Noun. Unstable flow of a liquid or gas.

2. Noun. Instability in the atmosphere.

3. Noun. A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally). "The industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

Definition of Turbulence

1. n. The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.

Definition of Turbulence

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Turbulence

1. Violent macroscopic fluctuations which can develop under certain conditions in fluids and plasmas and which usually result in the rapid transfer of energy through the medium. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbulence

turbojets turbojet engine turbomachinery turbomolecular pumps turbond turbonds turboprop turboprops turbos turboshaft

turboshafts turbot turbot turbots turbulence (current term) turbulence (current term) turbulences turbulencies turbulency turbulent

turbulently turbulent flow turbulent heating Turck's bundle Turck's column Turck's degeneration Turck's tract turcoman Turcoman turcot syndrome

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