turbulent

turbulent
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. riotous, violent, stormy, disturbed, noisy, restless, raging, howling, buffeting, thunderous, inclement, tumultuous, excited, passionate, uncontrolled, vehement, roaring, tempestuous, rampant, rowdy, lawless, disorderly, untamed, disordered, chaotic, agitated, fierce, wild, rude, rough, blustering, obstreperous, angry, storming, uproarious, clamorous, tremulous, mutinous, rebellious, destructive, hard, stern, bitter, fiery, rabid, boisterous, perturbed, foaming, shaking, demonstrative, vociferous; see also intense .
Ant. peaceful*, tranquil, at ease.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
agitated, wild, violent, riled up, swirling, full of commotion, unstable, rough, disturbed, tumultuous, stormy, tempestuous, gusty, choppy.
ANT.: peaceful, calm, tranquil, still, smooth
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, ugly, violent, wild. See CALM. 2. Marked by unrest or disturbance: stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous. See CALM.

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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

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  • 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 — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

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  • 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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