🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Turbulenz

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Turbulenz

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Turbulence/ˈtɜːr.bjə.ləns/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Flugzeug geriet in starke Turbulenzen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.

    "The aircraft experienced severe turbulence during the flight."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin turbulentia, meaning 'whirling' or 'crowd', originating from turbare ('to disturb or confuse'). Entering the English language in the late 16th century via Middle French, the term initially described social commotion or disorder before expanding into fluid dynamics and meteorology to describe irregular atmospheric or liquid motion.

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