- turbulence, turbulency - unstable flow of a liquid or gas
--1 is a kind of physical phenomenon
--1 has particulars:rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent - turbulence - instability in the atmosphere
--2 is a kind of bad weather, inclemency, inclementness
--2 has particulars: clear-air turbulence- turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"
--3 is a kind of disorder
--3 has particulars:agitation, ferment, fermentation, unrest; roller coaster; violence - turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence"