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turbulence Definition

tur·bu·lence (tʉrbyə ləns)

noun

the condition or quality of being turbulent; specif.,

  1. commotion or wild disorder
  2. violent, irregular motion or swirling agitation of water, air, gas, etc.

Etymology: LL turbulentia

turbulence Synonyms

turbulence

n.

turbulence Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • minimize: Care will be needed to ensure that any transitional arrangements do minimize turbulence.
  • encounter: Shortly after leaving the ground, the aircraft encountered a little turbulence and the left wing moved down.
  • eliminate: One houses the combustion chamber with a specially constructed air flow passage and burner head to eliminate combustion air turbulence and flame roar.
  • generate: The cell was equipped with fans to generate turbulence of variable intensity.
  • create: The cloud covered sky created enough turbulence to give the plain a shaky feeling.
  • reduce: They could also be used to reduce the turbulence over aircraft wings.

Adjective modifier

  • atmospheric: Under average seeing conditions, atmospheric turbulence limits the highest useful magnification to 25 to 30 times per unit of aperture.
  • supersonic: With the acceptance that regions of star formation evolve rapidly and that the features are transient, the properties of supersonic turbulence become crucial.
  • severe: The rudder is also subject to severe turbulence caused by the ship's propeller.
  • excessive: The wind speeds up significantly near the top of the hill and the air flow should be reasonably smooth and free from excessive turbulence.
  • emotional: Then there's his lyrics, wrapped in emotional turbulence of the kind that evokes the lump in throat effect.
  • extreme: The examinations business has been subject to extreme turbulence over the past two years and continues to be very uncertain.

Modifies a noun

  • intensity: Figure 3 present a plot of axial turbulence intensity for the same blade angle.
  • closure: Turbulence closure is by means of a low Reynolds number k - e model.
  • parameter: Of interest to the physical oceanographic community is the autonomous capture and transmission of full-depth turbulence parameter profiles.
  • model: A variety of turbulence models are available for use.
  • characteristic: Wind speeds and turbulence - mean hourly and gust speeds, extreme speeds, turbulence characteristics.

Noun used with modifier

  • wake: I turn and taxi through the slight wake turbulence to the point where I will start my take-off run.
  • quantum: Essential part of the workshop is concentrated on new features of quantum turbulence compared to the classical one.
  • air: There is evidence that allowing air to emerge from wing surfaces through arrays of fine drilled holes can reduce air turbulence.

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