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turbulent

adj
/ˈtɜːbjələnt/UK/ˈtɝbjələnt/CA/ˈtɜːbjələnt/

Etymology

From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

  1. derived from turbulentus
  2. derived from turbulent
  3. inherited from turbulent

Definitions

  1. Violently disturbed or agitated

    Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.

    • It is dangerous to sail in turbulent seas.

  2. Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.

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

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Derived

gravitoturbulent, gravoturbulent, macroturbulent, microturbulent, nonturbulent, turbulent flow, turbulently

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at turbulent. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01turbulent02tumultuous03chaotic04disarray05disorder06disturbance07commotion

A definitional loop anchored at turbulent. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at turbulent

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA