noun. The state or quality of being turbulent.

noun. Turbulent flow.

noun. An eddying motion of the atmosphere that interrupts the flow of wind.

noun. The state or character of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumultuousness; agitation; disorder; commotion; refractoriness; insubordination.

noun. Syn. Tumult, riot, sedition, mutiny, insurrection.

noun. The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation.

noun. The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.

noun. Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.

noun. Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.

noun. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

noun. a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

noun. instability in the atmosphere

noun. unstable flow of a liquid or gas

"The strong distortion of laser fields in turbulence is due in large part to the coherent nature of a laser beam, which means that phase distortions in the laser field result in interference of the beam with itself and large fluctuations in the beam intensity."

mechanical turbulence  thermal turbulence  

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agitation  anarchy  bloodshed  commotion  confusion  

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