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turbulent


 
  Grep  of  noun  turbulent 
  turbulent  flow 
 
  Overview  of  adj  turbulent 
 
  The  adj  turbulent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disruptive,  riotous,  troubled,  tumultuous,  turbulent  --  (characterized  by  unrest  or  disorder  or  insubordination;  "effects  of  the  struggle  will  be  violent  and  disruptive";  "riotous  times";  "these  troubled  areas";  "the  tumultuous  years  of  his  administration";  "a  turbulent  and  unruly  childhood") 
  2.  (1)  churning,  roiling,  roiled,  roily,  turbulent  --  ((of  a  liquid)  agitated  vigorously;  in  a  state  of  turbulence;  "the  river's  roiling  current";  "turbulent  rapids") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  turbulent 
 
  2  senses  of  turbulent 
 
  Sense  1 
  disruptive,  riotous,  troubled,  tumultuous,  turbulent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unquiet)  ->  quiet 
 
  Sense  2 
  churning,  roiling,  roiled,  roily,  turbulent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  agitated)  ->  unagitated,  undisturbed 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  turbulent 
 
  2  senses  of  turbulent 
 
  Sense  1 
  disruptive,  riotous,  troubled,  tumultuous,  turbulent 
  =>  unquiet  (vs.  quiet) 
 
  Sense  2 
  churning,  roiling,  roiled,  roily,  turbulent 
  =>  agitated  (vs.  unagitated) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  turbulent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  turbulent 
 
  turbulent  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  turbulent 
  nonturbulent 
  turbulent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  turbulent 
 
  The  adj  turbulent  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disruptive,  riotous,  troubled,  tumultuous,  turbulent  --  (characterized  by  unrest  or  disorder  or  insubordination;  "effects  of  the  struggle  will  be  violent  and  disruptive";  "riotous  times";  "these  troubled  areas";  "the  tumultuous  years  of  his  administration";  "a  turbulent  and  unruly  childhood") 
  2.  (1)  churning,  roiling,  roiled,  roily,  turbulent  --  ((of  a  liquid)  agitated  vigorously;  in  a  state  of  turbulence;  "the  river's  roiling  current";  "turbulent  rapids") 



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