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turbulent definition

tur·bu·lent (tʉr′byə lənt)

adjective

full of commotion or wild disorder; specif.,
  1. marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous a turbulent mob
  2. violently agitated; tumultuous turbulent grief
  3. marked by wildly irregular motion turbulent air currents

Etymology: Fr < L turbulentus < turba, a crowd: see turbid

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