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Definition of Turbulent

Turbulent
Turbulent Tur"bu*lent, a. [L. turbulentus, fr. turba disorder, tumult: cf. F. turbulent. See Turbid.] 1. Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. --Milton. 2. Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. --Dryden. 3. Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. --Milton. Syn: Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious; insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.

Meaning of Turbulent from wikipedia

- In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic changes in pressure and flow velocity. It is in contrast to laminar...
- laminar (sheet-like) flow, while at high Reynolds numbers, flows tend to be turbulent. The turbulence results from differences in the fluid's speed and direction...
- Turbulent Indigo is the fifteenth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitc****. Released in 1994, it won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. John...
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- The turbulent Prandtl number (Prt) is a non-dimensional term defined as the ratio between the momentum eddy diffusivity and the heat transfer eddy diffusivity...
- fluid dynamics, the process of a laminar flow becoming turbulent is known as laminar–turbulent transition. The main parameter characterizing transition...
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- these turbulent flows. The equations governing turbulent flows can only be solved directly for simple cases of flow. For most real-life turbulent flows...
- Leadership in Turbulent Times is a 2018 book by Doris Kearns Goodwin and was published by Simon & Schuster. The book covers the lives and leadership skills...