"turbulence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-turbulence.wav [US] Forms: turbulences [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin turbulentia, or from turbulent + -ence. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|turbulentia}} Latin turbulentia, {{suffix|en|turbulent|ence}} turbulent + -ence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
  1. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-turbulence-en-noun-yTJrB7UH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 25 36 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 19 42 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ence: 39 21 35 5
  2. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest. Tags: uncountable Translations (disturbance in gas, fluid): մրրկային շարժում (mrrkayin šaržum) (Armenian), çalxantı (Azerbaijani), türbülans (Azerbaijani), турбуле́нтнасць (turbuljéntnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), турбулентност (turbulentnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 湍流 (tuānliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 紊流 (wěnliú) (Chinese Mandarin), 亂流 (Chinese Mandarin), 乱流 (luànliú) (Chinese Mandarin), turbulens [common-gender] (Danish), turbulentie (Dutch), turbulenssi (Finnish), turbulence [feminine] (French), turbulencia [feminine] (Galician), ტურბულენტობა (ṭurbulenṭoba) (Georgian), Turbulenz [feminine] (German), turbulencia (Hungarian), turbolenza (Italian), 乱流 (ranryū) (alt: らんりゅう) (Japanese), турбуленттілік (turbulenttılık) (Kazakh), 난기류 (nan'giryu) (Korean), 난류 (nallyu) (Korean), турбуленттүүлүк (turbulenttüülük) (Kyrgyz), gelora (Malay), pergolakan (Malay), turbulens (Malay), അന്തരീക്ഷവിക്ഷോഭം (antarīkṣavikṣōbhaṁ) (Malayalam), puahiri (english: refers to waves in a storm) (Maori), turbulens [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), turbulens [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), آشفتگی (Persian), turbulência [feminine] (Portuguese), tulburare [feminine] (Romanian), turbulență [feminine] (Romanian), турбуле́нтность (turbuléntnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), турбуле́нция (turbuléncija) [feminine] (Russian), turbulencia [feminine] (Spanish), turbulens (Swedish), oşuftagī (Tajik), கொந்தளிப்பு ஓட்டம் (kontaḷippu ōṭṭam) (Tamil), турбуле́нтність (turbuléntnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), dòng chảy rối (alt: 𣳔𬈰𦇒) (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-turbulence-en-noun-rB21oapX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 25 36 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 19 42 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ence: 39 21 35 5 Disambiguation of 'disturbance in gas, fluid': 16 44 22 18
  3. (uncountable, aviation) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Aviation, Atmospheric phenomena, Aviation, Fluid dynamics
    Sense id: en-turbulence-en-noun-Xy-XncCU Disambiguation of Atmospheric phenomena: 31 17 47 6 Disambiguation of Aviation: 3 4 89 3 Disambiguation of Fluid dynamics: 29 22 42 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ence Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 25 36 8 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 19 42 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 34 17 43 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ence: 39 21 35 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. (countable) An instance or type of such state or disturbance. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-turbulence-en-noun-H7ovG6z7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clear-air turbulence, turbulence energy, wake turbulence Related terms: turbulent, mechanical turbulence, thermal turbulence

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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mrrkayin šaržum",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "մրրկային շարժում"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "çalxantı"
    },
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      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
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      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "roman": "turbulentnost",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tuānliú",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "湍流"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěnliú",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "紊流"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "亂流"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "luànliú",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "乱流"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "turbulens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbulentie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbulenssi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulence"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulencia"
    },
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṭurbulenṭoba",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "ტურბულენტობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Turbulenz"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbulencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbolenza"
    },
    {
      "alt": "らんりゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ranryū",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "乱流"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "turbulenttılık",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "турбуленттілік"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nan'giryu",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "난기류"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nallyu",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "난류"
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    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "turbulenttüülük",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "турбуленттүүлүк"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "gelora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "pergolakan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbulens"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "antarīkṣavikṣōbhaṁ",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "അന്തരീക്ഷവിക്ഷോഭം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "english": "refers to waves in a storm",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "puahiri"
    },
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      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulens"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulens"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "آشفتگی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tulburare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "turbuléntnostʹ",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "турбуле́нтность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "turbuléncija",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "турбуле́нция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "turbulencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "turbulens"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "oşuftagī"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "kontaḷippu ōṭṭam",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "கொந்தளிப்பு ஓட்டம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "turbuléntnistʹ",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "турбуле́нтність"
    },
    {
      "alt": "𣳔𬈰𦇒",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "disturbance in gas, fluid",
      "word": "dòng chảy rối"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "turbulence"
  ],
  "word": "turbulence"
}

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