turbulence

  • 1TURBULENCE — Le mot turbulence fait songer à agitation, désordre, chaos. L’évolution spatiale ou temporelle de nombreux phénomènes est caractérisée par l’absence apparente d’ordre, la coexistence d’échelles très différentes, l’impossibilité d’une reproduction …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 2Turbulence — (engl.: Unruhe, Turbulenz) bezeichnet: Clear Air Turbulence, Luftturbulenzen in großen Höhen Turbulence (Film), ein US amerikanischer Actionfilm Turbulence 2, eine Fortsetzung von Turbulence Turbulence 3, ein dritter Teil von Turbulence… …

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  • 3Turbulence — Tur bu*lence, n. [L. turbulentia: cf. F. turbulebce.] The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation. Shak. [1913 Webster] The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued. Southey. [1913 Webster]… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • 5turbulence — index bluster (commotion), commotion, confusion (turmoil), disorder (lack of order), disturbance …

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  • 6turbulence — (n.) 1590s; see TURBULENT (Cf. turbulent) + ENCE (Cf. ence) …

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  • 7turbulence — *commotion, agitation, tumult, turmoil, confusion, convulsion, upheaval Analogous words: *din, uproar, babel, pandemonium: agitation, perturbation, disturbance (see corresponding verbs at DISCOMPOSE) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 8turbulence — ► NOUN 1) violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid. 2) conflict or confusion …

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  • 9turbulence — [tʉr′byə ləns] n. [LL turbulentia] the condition or quality of being turbulent; specif., a) commotion or wild disorder b) violent, irregular motion or swirling agitation of water, air, gas, etc.: Also turbulency …

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  • 10Turbulence — In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is a fluid regime characterized by chaotic, stochastic property changes. This includes low momentum diffusion, high momentum convection, and rapid variation of pressure and velocity in space and… …

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