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turbulence

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tur⋅bu⋅lence

  [tur-byuh-luhns]
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–noun
1. the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
2. Hydraulics. the haphazard secondary motion caused by eddies within a moving fluid.
3. Meteorology. irregular motion of the atmosphere, as that indicated by gusts and lulls in the wind.
Also, tur⋅bu⋅len⋅cy.

Origin:
1590–1600; < LL turbulentia. See turbulent, -ence
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tur·bu·lence   (tûr'byə-ləns)   
n.  

  1. The state or quality of being turbulent: times of turbulence and confusion.

  2. Turbulent flow.

  3. An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind.

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