What does turbulent mean?

Definitions for turbulent
ˈtɜr byə lənttur·bu·lent

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

    "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood"

  2. churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulentadjective

    (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

    "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids"

Wiktionary

  1. turbulentadjective

    violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous

    It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.

  2. turbulentadjective

    being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest

    The mid-19th century was a turbulent time in American history.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Turbulentad.

    Etymology: turbulentus, Lat.

    From the clear milky juice allaying
    Thirst, and refresh’d; nor envy’d them the grape,
    Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. John Milton.

    Calm region once,
    And full of peace; now tost, and turbulent! John Milton.

    What wondrous sort of death has heav’n design’d
    For so untam’d, so turbulent a mind? Dryden.

    Nor need we tell what anxious cares attend
    The turbulent mirth of wine, nor all the kinds
    Of maladies that lead to death’s grim cave,
    Wrought by intemperance. Dryden.

    Men of ambitious and turbulent spirits, that were dissatisfied with privacy, were allowed to engage in matters of state. Richard Bentley.

Wikipedia

  1. Turbulent

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. turbulent

    Turbulent refers to a state or condition characterized by confusion, irregularity, disorder, agitation or violent disturbance. It is generally used to describe the unstable motion in fluids, but can also be applied to any situation or behavior that is unpredictable, chaotic, and rapidly changing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Turbulentadjective

    disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean

  2. Turbulentadjective

    disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits

  3. Turbulentadjective

    producing commotion; disturbing; exciting

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Turbulent

    tur′bū-lent, adj. tumultuous, disturbed: in violent commotion: disposed to disorder: restless: producing commotion.—ns. Tur′bulence, Tur′bulency.—adv. Tur′bulently. [Fr.,—L. turbulentusturba, a crowd.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turbulent in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turbulent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of turbulent in a Sentence

  1. Michael Sabia:

    While not immunizing our portfolio against market movements, our strategy makes it more resilient in turbulent times.

  2. Michael Jordan:

    Magic Johnson guided the league through turbulent times and grew the league into an international phenomenon, creating opportunities that few could have imagined before, magic Johnson vision and leadership provided me with the global stage that allowed me to succeed. Former NBA Commissioner David Stern had a deep love for the game of basketball and demanded excellence from those around Former NBA Commissioner David Stern -- and I admired Former NBA Commissioner David Stern for that. I wouldn't be where I am without Former NBA Commissioner David Stern. I offer my deepest sympathies to Dianne and Former NBA Commissioner David Stern family.

  3. Kyle Ramsey:

    They lived through a very turbulent financial period when they saw their parents finances hurt by the (credit) crisis, they are shell-shocked by the market and keeping their cash in savings accounts.

  4. Chairman Schiff:

    Over the past year, Dan Goldman has provided strategic guidance, wise counsel and steady leadership to our Committee through a turbulent, but critical time, we know that the team Dan Goldman helped us build from scratch will continue their important work, and while we will all miss Dan Goldman in the committee, we know that Dan Goldman family is excited to get him back.

  5. Stuti Garg:

    Sometimes we want to get away from the busy and hectic city life to find solace in the raging waves of the ocean pounding on the rocks or the turbulent splashing of a bubbling waterfall. At other times we are amazed by the immovable silence of a mountain or the gentle caress of a river overjoyed tat its union with the sea. The topography of a region speaks to each one of us--a secret language that people from all facets of life understand and relate to.

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