Definitions for turbulence
ˈtɜr byə lənstur·bu·lence

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turbulence, turbulencynoun

   unstable flow of a liquid or gas

2. turbulencenoun

   instability in the atmosphere

3. turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drangnoun

   a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

   "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. turbulencenoun

   The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.

2. turbulencenoun

   Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

3. turbulencenoun

   Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.

4. turbulencenoun

   An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

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1. Turbulence, Turbulencynoun

   Etymology: turbulence, Fr. turbulentia, Latin.

   1. Tumult; confusion.

   I have dream’d
   Of bloody turbulence; and this whole night
   Hath nothing been but forms of slaughter. William Shakespeare.

   Oft-times noxious where they light
   On man, beast, plant, wasteful and turbulent,
   Like turbulencies in the affairs of men,
   Over whose heads they roar, and seem to point:
   They oft foresignify and threaten ill. John Milton.

   I come to calm thy turbulence of mind,
   If reason will resume her sov’reign sway. Dryden.

   2. Tumultuousness; liableness to confusion.

   You think this turbulence of blood,
   From stagnating preserves the flood,
   Which thus fermenting by degrees,
   Exalts the spirits, sinks the lees. Jonathan Swift.

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1. Turbulence

   In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to a laminar flow, which occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between those layers.Turbulence is commonly observed in everyday phenomena such as surf, fast flowing rivers, billowing storm clouds, or smoke from a chimney, and most fluid flows occurring in nature or created in engineering applications are turbulent.: 2  Turbulence is caused by excessive kinetic energy in parts of a fluid flow, which overcomes the damping effect of the fluid's viscosity. For this reason turbulence is commonly realized in low viscosity fluids. In general terms, in turbulent flow, unsteady vortices appear of many sizes which interact with each other, consequently drag due to friction effects increases. This increases the energy needed to pump fluid through a pipe. The onset of turbulence can be predicted by the dimensionless Reynolds number, the ratio of kinetic energy to viscous damping in a fluid flow. However, turbulence has long resisted detailed physical analysis, and the interactions within turbulence create a very complex phenomenon. Richard Feynman described turbulence as the most important unsolved problem in classical physics.The turbulence intensity affects many fields, for examples fish ecology, air pollution, precipitation, and climate change.

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1. turbulence

   Turbulence refers to a chaotic or irregular motion of air or fluid characterized by fluctuations or eddies. It is often unpredictable and can occur in various phenomena such as weather patterns, airplane flights, river flows, and systems beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Turbulence can cause rapid changes in pressure and velocity.

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1. Turbulencenoun

   the quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation

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1. Turbulence

   In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a flow regime characterized by chaotic and stochastic property changes. This includes low momentum diffusion, high momentum convection, and rapid variation of pressure and velocity in space and time. Nobel Laureate Richard Feynman described turbulence as "the most important unsolved problem of classical physics." Flow in which the kinetic energy dies out due to the action of fluid molecular viscosity is called laminar flow. While there is no theorem relating the non-dimensional Reynolds number to turbulence, flows at Reynolds numbers larger than 5000 are typically turbulent, while those at low Reynolds numbers usually remain laminar. In Poiseuille flow, for example, turbulence can first be sustained if the Reynolds number is larger than a critical value of about 2040; moreover, the turbulence is generally interspersed with laminar flow until a larger Reynolds number of about 4000. In turbulent flow, unsteady vortices appear on many scales and interact with each other. Drag due to boundary layer skin friction increases. The structure and location of boundary layer separation often changes, sometimes resulting in a reduction of overall drag. Although laminar-turbulent transition is not governed by Reynolds number, the same transition occurs if the size of the object is gradually increased, or the viscosity of the fluid is decreased, or if the density of the fluid is increased.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of turbulence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of turbulence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of turbulence in a Sentence

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   Moods invent the man. I am a creation of turbulence, a rider of an ongoing merry-go-round.

2. Passenger Megan Vandervest:

   I would describe the experience as kind of extreme turbulence on an airplane but louder, and there was kind of a lot of smoke smell. The first thought I really had when I woke up was,' Oh my God we're derailing,' it was probably 10 or 15 seconds of rocking back and forth and tons of noise, and then we came to a stop. Really we didn't know what was going on for a couple of minutes.

3. Brian Rehling:

   In our minds it was the correct decision. The inflation data does not support a rate hike at this time. You throw in some of the global turbulence and (that) supports the decision to leave rates unchanged.

4. Nervous Flyers Bunn:

   What happens in turbulence [with anxious people] is enough stress hormones release that a person has trouble telling the difference between reality and imagination, so they start imagining the plane’s falling out of the sky. They really believe they’re about to die.

5. Antonis Samaras:

   Who can get that? A responsible government, as a reward for the sacrifices made by the Greek people who met the targets, without clashing with (European) partners and any kind of turbulence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=turbulence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turbulence
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=turbulence
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbulence
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbulence
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=turbulence