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turbulence
Overview of noun turbulence
The noun turbulence has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) turbulence, turbulency -- (unstable flow of a liquid or gas)
2. turbulence -- (instability in the atmosphere)
3. turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang -- (a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turbulence
3 senses of turbulence
Sense 1
turbulence, turbulency
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
turbulence
=> bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
=> weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
=> atmospheric phenomenon
=> physical phenomenon
=> natural phenomenon
=> phenomenon
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> disorder
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun turbulence
3 senses of turbulence
Sense 1
turbulence, turbulency
=> rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent
Sense 2
turbulence
=> clear-air turbulence
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
=> roller coaster
=> violence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun turbulence
3 senses of turbulence
Sense 1
turbulence, turbulency
=> physical phenomenon
Sense 2
turbulence
=> bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
=> disorder
Antonyms of noun turbulence
Member Holonyms of noun turbulence
Substance Holonyms of noun turbulence
Part Holonyms of noun turbulence
Member Meronyms of noun turbulence
Substance Meronyms of noun turbulence
Part Meronyms of noun turbulence
Meronyms of noun turbulence
Holonyms of noun turbulence
Attributes of noun turbulence
Derived Forms of noun turbulence
2 of 3 senses of turbulence
Sense 1
turbulence, turbulency
RELATED TO>(adj) turbulent#2
=> churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
RELATED TO>(adj) turbulent#1
=> disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent
Domain of noun turbulence
1 of 3 senses of turbulence
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
TOPIC>(noun) politics#2, political science#1, government#4
Domain Terms of noun turbulence
Familiarity of noun turbulence
turbulence used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun turbulence
3 senses of turbulence
Sense 1
turbulence, turbulency
> physical phenomenon
=> acoustic phenomenon
=> atmospheric phenomenon
=> boundary layer
=> chaos
=> cloud
=> decalescence
=> electrical phenomenon
=> electricity
=> energy
=> power
=> event
=> field, field of force, force field
=> force
=> hysteresis
=> resonance
=> mechanical phenomenon
=> opacity
=> optical phenomenon
=> pressure, pressure level, force per unit area
=> reflection, reflexion
=> refraction
=> resolving power, resolution
=> resolution
=> conduction, conductivity
=> propagation
=> interaction, fundamental interaction
=> surface tension
=> syzygy
=> transparency, transparence
=> turbulence, turbulency
=> chop
=> flotation, floatation
Sense 2
turbulence
> bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
=> raw weather
=> storminess
=> cloudiness, cloud cover, overcast
=> turbulence
Sense 3
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
> disorder
=> anarchy, lawlessness
=> instability
=> confusion
=> rioting, riot
=> rowdiness, rowdyism, roughness, disorderliness
=> disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
=> discord, strife
=> turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
Meronyms of noun turbulence
3 senses of turbulence
Holonyms of noun turbulence
Grep of noun turbulence
clear-air turbulence
turbulence
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