· unstable flow of a liquid or gas
Synonym(s): turbulency
Hypernym(s): physical_phenomenon
· instability in the atmosphere
Hypernym(s): bad_weather, inclemency, inclementness
· a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
Synonym(s): upheaval, Sturm_und_Drang
Hypernym(s): disorder