turbulence
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
unstable flow of a liquid or gas
Types & categories
- physical phenomenon hypernym
- countercurrent hyponym
Related & opposite
- roiling derivation
Sense 2 noun
instability in the atmosphere
Types & categories
- inclemency hypernym
- clear-air turbulence hyponym
Sense 3 noun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence
Types & categories
- disorder hypernym
- unrest hyponym
- roller coaster hyponym
- violence hyponym
Related & opposite
- turbulent derivation
- political science domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | roiling |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical phenomenon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | countercurrent |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | inclemency |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | clear-air turbulence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | turbulent |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | political science |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | disorder |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | unrest |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | roller coaster |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | violence |