turbulence
Syllables: tur·bu·lensUK/ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns//ˈtɝ.bjə.ləns/
turbulence noun: the state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
Noun
turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
- The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
- Turbulence was everywhere, within every blade of grass, every drop of dew on a leaf, every cloud in the sky, and every star beyond. The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape.2008, Luo Ji, The Dark Forest, →ISBN
- Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
- Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
- An instance or type of such state or disturbance.
- In a brief and abashed Tory conference speech, Kwarteng admitted it had been a “tough day” – hours after rowing back on the tax cut for high earners. He said his economic plan had caused “a little turbulence”.2022 October 3, Kwasi Kwarteng, quotee, “Tory MPs plot to avert welfare squeeze after humiliating U-turns”, in The Guardian
turbulence meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
turbulence in Tamil
- disturbance in gas, fluid
- கொந்தளிப்பு ஓட்டம் kontaḷippu ōṭṭam
turbulence in Marathi
- turbulence, tumultuous noise
- कल्लोळ kalloḷ
turbulence in Urdu
- disturbance in gas, fluid
- ہلچل halchal, اضطراب iztiraab
turbulence in Malayalam
- disturbance in gas, fluid
- അന്തരീക്ഷവിക്ഷോഭം antarīkṣavikṣōbhaṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- turbulence in Kannada
- ಗಲಭೆ, ಬಂಡಾಯ, ಪ್ರಕ್ಷುಬ್ಧತೆ
- turbulence in Arabic
- اِضْطِرَاب iḍṭirāb
- turbulence in Malay
- gelora, pergolakan, turbulens
- turbulence in Indonesian
- turbulensi, turbulens
- turbulence in Persian
- آشفتگی
- turbulence in Vietnamese
- dòng chảy rối
Examples of turbulence in a sentence
- Seat belts must be kept fastened during taxi, takeoff, turbulence, and landing.
- Throughout the turbulence encounter, the pilots kept the aircraft under control.
- Most Sanders backers say they’ll vote for Clinton, and she’s hit turbulence over her flirtation with vaxers.
Forms of turbulence
| plural | turbulences |
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Origin of turbulence
From Middle English turbulence (“turbidity, cloudiness”), from Late Latin turbulentia (“trouble, disquiet”). By surface analysis, turbulent + -ence.
Words formed from turbulence
Phrases with turbulence
Questions about turbulence
- What does turbulence mean?
- Turbulence means the state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
- What is turbulence in Tamil?
- Turbulence in Tamil is கொந்தளிப்பு ஓட்டம் (kontaḷippu ōṭṭam). See Turbulence meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is turbulence?
- Turbulence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce turbulence?
- Turbulence is pronounced /ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns/ (UK).
- What is the plural of turbulence?
- The plural of turbulence is turbulences.
Words near turbulence in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: turbulence (page history and authors); कल्लोळ (Marathi) (page history and authors); turbulence (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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