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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

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See also

• mechanical turbulence
• thermal turbulence

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)

1. (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

2. Smoky or misty.

   Synonyms: fumid, hazy; see also Thesaurus:nebulous

3. Unclear; confused; obscure.

   Synonyms: ambiguous, equivocal; see also Thesaurus:incomprehensible, Thesaurus:vague

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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