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单词 turbulence
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Definition of turbulence in English:

turbulence

noun ˈtəːbjʊl(ə)nsˈtərbjələns
mass noun
  • 1Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

    the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Computer models of the building form showed how it could be modified to minimize wind turbulence at the base.
    • Frictional turbulence is where a layer of wind passing across land or sea generates disturbances within itself.
    • Sienna's year has been marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval.
    • We were knocked about like a bucket of bolts as we passed through heavy turbulence.
    • His doctoral dissertation, presented to Munich in 1923, was on turbulence in fluid streams.
    • The turbulence in the wake of an airplane can be extremely dangerous to other aircraft.
    • The counter-rotating shafts create a high degree of turbulence from a single electric motor.
    • Movement of the gas near the surface causes vigorous turbulence that produces a broad spectrum of random noises.
    • There will still be some turbulence to the north of the plateau, but the water above the Pit will be calm.
    • The plane landed after a harrowing trip through heart stopping turbulence.
    • It is extremely uncomfortable as the plane is thrown around violently, in the worst turbulence imaginable.
    • The entire ship trembled slightly as it ran through severe turbulence.
    • Water is naturally pure and clear, though its turbulence may stir up mud from below.
    • Reynolds also noticed that once the turbulence started, the fluid dragged.
    • What seemed like hours later, I felt the floor beneath me shake violently like turbulence and it never stopped.
    • There is nothing intrinsically non-deterministic about turbulence.
    • They create enough turbulence in the river of water flowing along the ski base to break the suction.
    • This is the best time to avoid turbulence either from possible thunderstorms or heat convection from the sun.
    • Turbidity currents are high-density flows in which the sediment is supported by the upward component of fluid turbulence.
    • The turbulence shook the jet like an earthquake high in the air.
    Synonyms
    rough air currents, irregular atmospheric motion, uneven air movement
    roughness, storminess, tempestuousness, heaviness, violence, wildness, choppiness, agitation
    1. 1.1 A state of conflict or confusion.
      political turbulence
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on.
      • Rivalry is a groundswell word, suggesting turbulence by its very sound.
      • They would not carry the research overheads of universities and would remain free of political turbulence.
      • If drug stocks hit more turbulence in this stormy political season, we may hear plenty about who is selling them.
      • Gandhi's answer to the turbulence was to fast until the protagonists stopped their battles!
      • After World War I increasing poverty of the masses led to political turbulence.
      • Not only does trouble run in streaks but turbulence tends to cluster.
      • But she was soon caught up in the turbulence of the day, as the age of politicians had arrived.
      • A few months later, her relationship with Greg had been going through some turbulence.
      • The political and economic turbulence of the Civil War years intensified their troubles.
      • What is happening is that all this turbulence and confusion makes us nervous and defensive.
      Synonyms
      turmoil, instability, conflict, upheaval, tumult, troubles, unrest, ferment, disorder, disruption, disturbance, chaos, confusion
      German Sturm und Drang

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin turbulentia, from turbulentus 'full of commotion' (see turbulent).

 
 

Definition of turbulence in US English:

turbulence

nounˈtərbjələnsˈtərbyələns
  • 1Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

    the plane shuddered as it entered some turbulence
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His doctoral dissertation, presented to Munich in 1923, was on turbulence in fluid streams.
    • Sienna's year has been marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval.
    • The counter-rotating shafts create a high degree of turbulence from a single electric motor.
    • The plane landed after a harrowing trip through heart stopping turbulence.
    • Water is naturally pure and clear, though its turbulence may stir up mud from below.
    • We were knocked about like a bucket of bolts as we passed through heavy turbulence.
    • The entire ship trembled slightly as it ran through severe turbulence.
    • Movement of the gas near the surface causes vigorous turbulence that produces a broad spectrum of random noises.
    • Turbidity currents are high-density flows in which the sediment is supported by the upward component of fluid turbulence.
    • The turbulence shook the jet like an earthquake high in the air.
    • They create enough turbulence in the river of water flowing along the ski base to break the suction.
    • What seemed like hours later, I felt the floor beneath me shake violently like turbulence and it never stopped.
    • It is extremely uncomfortable as the plane is thrown around violently, in the worst turbulence imaginable.
    • This is the best time to avoid turbulence either from possible thunderstorms or heat convection from the sun.
    • Frictional turbulence is where a layer of wind passing across land or sea generates disturbances within itself.
    • Reynolds also noticed that once the turbulence started, the fluid dragged.
    • Computer models of the building form showed how it could be modified to minimize wind turbulence at the base.
    • The turbulence in the wake of an airplane can be extremely dangerous to other aircraft.
    • There is nothing intrinsically non-deterministic about turbulence.
    • There will still be some turbulence to the north of the plateau, but the water above the Pit will be calm.
    Synonyms
    rough air currents, irregular atmospheric motion, uneven air movement
    roughness, storminess, tempestuousness, heaviness, violence, wildness, choppiness, agitation
    1. 1.1 Conflict; confusion.
      a time of political turbulence
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Not only does trouble run in streaks but turbulence tends to cluster.
      • But she was soon caught up in the turbulence of the day, as the age of politicians had arrived.
      • After World War I increasing poverty of the masses led to political turbulence.
      • If drug stocks hit more turbulence in this stormy political season, we may hear plenty about who is selling them.
      • The political and economic turbulence of the Civil War years intensified their troubles.
      • Gandhi's answer to the turbulence was to fast until the protagonists stopped their battles!
      • They would not carry the research overheads of universities and would remain free of political turbulence.
      • Rivalry is a groundswell word, suggesting turbulence by its very sound.
      • What is happening is that all this turbulence and confusion makes us nervous and defensive.
      • Despite all tumult and turbulence, one after all, had to carry on.
      • A few months later, her relationship with Greg had been going through some turbulence.
      Synonyms
      turmoil, instability, conflict, upheaval, tumult, troubles, unrest, ferment, disorder, disruption, disturbance, chaos, confusion

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin turbulentia, from turbulentus ‘full of commotion’ (see turbulent).

 
 
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