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. [1913 Webster]

Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. [1913 Webster]

Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. [1913 Webster]

Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious; insubordinate; refractory; unquiet. [1913 Webster]


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  • turbulent — turbulent, ente [ tyrbylɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • fin XIIe, repris 1532; lat. turbulentus, rad. turbare « troubler » 1 ♦ Vx Agité et violent. « ces gens turbulents Dont l imprudent chagrin, qui tempête et qui gronde » (Molière). 2 ♦ Mod. Qui est porté à s …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • turbulent — turbulent, ente (tur bu lan, lant ) adj. 1°   Porté à faire du bruit, à s agiter bruyamment. •   Ainsi le turbulent Éole te soit aussi affable qu aux pacifiques nids des Alcyons !, CYR. DE BERG. Péd. joué, I, 5. •   Lorsque deux animaux m ont… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • turbulent — TURBULÉNT, Ă, turbulenţi, te, adj. 1. (livr.) Care face gălăgie; care produce dezordine. 2. (fiz.; despre fluide) Care prezintă în masa lui vârtejuri, agitaţie. – Din fr. turbulent, lat. turbulentus. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX… …   Dicționar Român

  • turbulent — Adj std. (17. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. turbulentus, zu l. turba lärmende Unordnung, Gewühl, Gedränge , zu l. turbāre verwirren . Abstraktum: Turbulenz.    Ebenso nndl. turbulent, ne. turbulent, nfrz. turbulent, nschw. turbulent, nnorw.… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Turbulent — Histoire …   Wikipédia en Français

  • turbulent — UK US /ˈtɜːbjələnt/ adjective ► experiencing many problems, disagreements, or changes: a turbulent time/period/year »The publishing world is going through a turbulent time at the moment. »A turbulent market has caused concern in Congress …   Financial and business terms

  • turbulent — Turbulent, [turbul]ente. adj. Impetueux, qui est porté à faire du bruit, à exciter du trouble, du desordre. Esprit turbulent. cet homme est fort turbulent. enfant turbulent …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • turbulent — [tʉr′byə lənt] adj. [Fr < L turbulentus < turba, a crowd: see TURBID] full of commotion or wild disorder; specif., a) marked by or causing turmoil; unruly or boisterous [a turbulent mob] b) violently agitated; tumultuous [turbulent grief]… …   English World dictionary

  • turbulent — (adj.) 1530s, disorderly, tumultuous, unruly (of persons), from M.Fr. turbulent (12c.), from L. turbulentus full of commotion, restless, from turba turmoil, crowd (see TURBID (Cf. turbid)). In reference to weather, attested from 1570s …   Etymology dictionary

  • turbulent — turbùlent (turbulȅnt) m <G mn nātā> DEFINICIJA lingv., v. šumnik ETIMOLOGIJA vidi turbulencija …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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