turbulency vs rip

rip vs turbulency

turbulency and rip both are nouns.

turbulency is not a verb while rip is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
turbulency	Yes	No	No	No
rip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rip is a hyponym of turbulency; that is, rip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than turbulency:

turbulency: unstable flow of a liquid or gas
rip: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current

Other hyponyms of turbulency include countercurrent, crosscurrent, riptide, tide rip.

turbulency (noun)	rip (noun)
unstable flow of a liquid or gas	the act of rending or ripping or splitting something
	a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
	an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

turbulency (verb)	rip (verb)
	criticize or abuse strongly and violently
	tear or be torn violently
	cut (wood) along the grain
	move precipitously or violently
	take without the owner's consent

Difference between turbulency and rip

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