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crosscurrent vs turbulency

turbulency vs crosscurrent

crosscurrent and turbulency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crosscurrent Yes No No No
turbulency Yes No No No
As nouns, turbulency is a hypernym of crosscurrent; that is, turbulency is a word with a broader meaning than crosscurrent:
  • crosscurrent: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  • turbulency: unstable flow of a liquid or gas
Other hypernyms of crosscurrent include turbulence.
crosscurrent (noun) turbulency (noun)
actions counter to the main group activity unstable flow of a liquid or gas
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Difference between crosscurrent and turbulency

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