turbulent
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
turbulent /ˈtəːbjʊl(ə)nt/
▶adjective
- 1 disorderly or confused; not calm or stable.
- 2 technical relating to or denoting irregular and disordered flow of fluids.
– derivatives
turbulence noun,
turbulently adverb.
turbulence noun,
turbulently adverb.
– origin ME: from L. turbulentus ‘full of commotion’, from turba ‘crowd’.
'turbulent' also found in these Oxford entries:
boil
- dust storm
- ebullient
- frazil
- overfall
- rapid
- Reynolds number
- rile
- roil
- saltation
- seethe
- separation
- streamline
- tempestuous
- termagant
- welter
- yeasty
