Turbulence - Definition
turbulence
n 1: unstable flow of a liquid or gas [syn: turbulence,
turbulency]
2: instability in the atmosphere
3: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics
or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution
was a period of great turbulence" [syn: turbulence,
upheaval, Sturm und Drang]