English Explanatory Dictionary

turbation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mixing of soil or sediment, especially pedoturbation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

turbation turbations

Etymology

From Latin turbātiō, turbātiōnem (“disturbance; confusion”).

Related words

disturb disturbance disturbingly perturb perturbation perturbative perturbed perturbedly turbid turbidity turbidly turbidness turbine turbocharged turbofan turbojet turbopause turbulence turbulent

Derived words

aeroturbation anthroturbation aquaturbation argilliturbation biopedturbation cryopedoturbation cryoturbation crystalturbation faunalturbation floralturbation graviturbation pedoturbation seismiturbation
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