NOUN | phenomenon | turbulency, turbulence | unstable flow of a liquid / liquid or gas |
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Meaning | unstable flow of a liquid / liquid or gas. | |
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Synonym | turbulence | |
Narrower | rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent | A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current |
Broader | physical phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy |
Spanish | turbulencia | |
Catalan | turbulència | |
Adjectives | turbulent | (of a liquid) agitated vigorously |
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