What is the meaning of turbulence?

noun

  • Unstable flow of a liquid or gas.
  • Instability in the atmosphere.
  • A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally. )
    • usage: "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
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