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perturb
English
Etymology
From Middle English perturben, from Old French perturber, from Latin perturbare (“throw into confusion, confuse, disorder, disturb”), from per (“through”) + turbare (“to confuse, disturb”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /p??t?b/
- Rhymes: -??(r)b
Verb
perturb (third-person singular simple present perturbs, present participle perturbing, simple past and past participle perturbed)
- To disturb; to bother or unsettle.
- (physics) To slightly modify the motion of an object.
- (astronomy) To modify the motion of a body by exerting a gravitational force.
- (mathematics) To modify slightly, such as an equation or value.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- perturb in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- perturb in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- perturb at OneLook Dictionary Search
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [per?turb]
Verb
perturb
- first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of perturba
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turbid
English
Etymology
From Middle English turbide, borrowed from Latin turbidus (“disturbed”), from turba (“mass, throng, crowd, tumult, disturbance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??(?)b?d/
Adjective
turbid (comparative more turbid, superlative most turbid)
- (of a liquid) Having the lees or sediment disturbed; not clear.
- 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XXIII [Uniform ed., p. 217]:
- He perceived more clearly the cruelty of Nature, to whom our refinement and piety are but as bubbles, hurrying downwards on the turbid waters.
- Synonyms: confused, cloudy, disordered, disturbed, droff, roiled
- 1907, E.M. Forster, The Longest Journey, Part II, XXIII [Uniform ed., p. 217]:
- Smoky or misty.
- Synonyms: fumid, hazy; see also Thesaurus:nebulous
- Unclear; confused; obscure.
- Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:vague
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- turbid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- turbid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- turbid at OneLook Dictionary Search
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