turbulence

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  1. noun The state or quality of being turbulent: times of turbulence and confusion.
  2. noun Turbulent flow.
  3. noun An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind.

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  • The only thing that would calm the turbulence was a baby. —  Hostage to Murder – McDermid, Val – Lindsay Gordon 06
  • Smooth A-pillar shape and the optimized angle and curvature of the bumper side panels also reduce wake turbulence, as does the increased taper of the fender side panels. —  Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility
  • London - A group of British adventurers set off from London to Timbuktu in a flying car on Wednesday - but the project immediately hit turbulence, as they have not received permission to take to the skies here. —  IOL Technology
  • While a helicopter of any size can leave dangerous wake turbulence, the vortices drop below the aircraft and this one is close enough to our altitude that these will have dropped below us by the time we cross its flight path. —  Cockpit Conversation
  • As a consequence of the turbulence, the two banks decided to bring forward the announcement of their Q4 results to today. —  FXstreet.com
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  1. from French turbulence =Spanish Portuguese turbulencia =Italian turbolenza, turbulenzia, from Late Latin turbulentia, trouble, disquiet, from Latin turbulentus, turbulent: see turbulent.
 

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