Definition of turbulence

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • turbulence is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • turbulence is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • turbulence is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of turbulence


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

    Examples

    1. the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence

    Synonyms

    1. sturm und drang
    2. upheaval
  • unstable flow of a liquid or gas (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. turbulency
  • instability in the atmosphere (noun)

See definition of turbulence in Merriam Webster