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turbulence vs crosscurrent

crosscurrent vs turbulence

turbulence and crosscurrent both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
turbulence Yes No No No
crosscurrent Yes No No No
As nouns, crosscurrent is a hyponym of turbulence; that is, crosscurrent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turbulence:
  • turbulence: unstable flow of a liquid or gas
  • crosscurrent: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
Other hyponyms of turbulence include countercurrent, rip, riptide, tide rip.
turbulence (noun) crosscurrent (noun)
unstable flow of a liquid or gas actions counter to the main group activity
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
instability in the atmosphere
Difference between turbulence and crosscurrent

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