Turbulence
/ˈtɜːr.bjʊ.ləns/noun
Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
Did you know?The root of 'turbulence' connects to the Latin 'turba', meaning 'crowd' or 'disturbance', suggesting chaos in both nature and society.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*terh₁-
“to disturb, to stir up”
Latin
Latin
turba
“a crowd, confusion, disturbance”
Old French
Old French
turbulence
“a state of agitation or disturbance”
Middle English
Middle English
turbulenz
“a violent disturbance or upheaval”
Modern English
English
turbulence
“the quality or state of being turbulent, especially in air or water”