Turbulence Definition

tûrbyə-ləns
noun
The condition or quality of being turbulent.
Webster's New World
Turbulent flow.
American Heritage
An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind.
American Heritage
Turbulence is instability, unsteadiness or disorder.
When air moves in an unstable manner that causes a plane to bounce around and give a bumpy ride to passengers, this is an example of turbulence.
When you experience a lot of ups and downs in your personal life, this is an example of a time of turbulence.
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(uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

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Other Word Forms of Turbulence

Noun

Singular:
turbulence
Plural:
turbulences

Turbulence Sentence Examples

  • We're running into a little turbulence from the storm.

  • The little plane danced and swayed in the turbulence, constantly buffeted by the increas­ing wind.

  • Hail meant turbulence, and turbulence meant there could be a tornado close.

  • This was the most distressing episode in all the turbulence of territorial days and border warfare in Kansas.

  • There was no substratum of popular discontent left in England on which a dangerous insurrection might be built up. It was to be forty years before another outbreak of turbulence against the crown was to break forth.

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