different between turbulence vs rockiness

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turbulentia, or from turbulent +? -ence.

Noun

turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)

1. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
2. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
3. (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
4. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

Related terms

• turbulent

Translations

See also

• mechanical turbulence
• thermal turbulence

English

Etymology

rocky +? -ness

Noun

rockiness (usually uncountable, plural rockinesses)

1. The state or quality of being rocky (in various senses).

   rockiness of soil

   rockiness of a relationship or the economy

   rockiness in feeling or health

   rockiness of music

Synonyms

• illness, stoniness, turbulence

Antonyms

• earthiness, stability

References

• rockiness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• corkiness