turbulent : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: turbulent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for turbulent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turbulent adj characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" Synonym(s): disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; "the river's roiling current"; "turbulent rapids" Synonym(s): churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turbulent \Tur"bulent\, a. [L. turbulentus, fr. turba disorder, tumult: cf. F. turbulent. See {Turbid}.] 1. Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent* ocean. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. --Milton. 2. Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless; unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits. Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. --Dryden. 3. Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting. Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes. --Milton. Syn: Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious; insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.