English Explanatory Dictionary

turbulent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.
  2. Being in, or causing, disturbance or unrest.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɜːbjələnt/ /ˈtɝbjələnt/ en-us-turbulent.ogg

Word forms

turbulent more turbulent most turbulent

Etymology

From Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

Related words

disturb perturb trouble turbid turbine turbulence

Derived words

gravitoturbulent gravoturbulent macroturbulent microturbulent nonturbulent turbulent flow turbulently
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