turbulence, turbulency

[French tur bulence, from Latin turbulent i a, from turbulent us = turbulent (q. v.).] The quality or state of being turbulent; a state of disorder, tumult, or agitation; tumultuousne , disorder, commotion, agitation. "Since the turbulency of these times, the same moderation shines in you." -Howell : Letters , bk. i., let. 54. tür-bu-lent, adj . [Fr., from Lat. turbulent us , from turbo to disturb; turba =a crowd; Sp. & Port. turbulento ; Ital. turbo lento .] 1. Disturbed, tumultuous, rough, wild. "It hath been a turbulent and stormy night." Shakesp. Pericles, iii. 2. 2. Restle , unquiet; disposed to insubordination and disorder; riotous, wild, rough, disorderly. "An ally of so acrimonious and turbulent a spirit." Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xxi. *3. Producing commotion, agitation, disorder, or confusion. "Nor envied them the grape, Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes." Milton Samson Agonistes, 552. sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, turbulent-school, s. Literature: A name sometimes given to certain German novelists who wrote between 1780 and 1800 in the style of Mrs. Radcliffe, laying their scenes chiefly in the feudal ages. The best known are Cramer, Spiers, Schlenkert, and Veit Weber. tür-bu-lent-ly, adv . [Eng. turbulent ; -ly.] In a turbulent manner; with violent agitation; tumultuously, refractorily. "In sorrow's tempest furbulently tost." Smart : Ode on St. Cecília's Day. Tūrc'-işm, s . [Eng. Turk ; -ism .] The religion, manners, character, or the like, of the Turks. "That irreparable damage to Christianity by which Turcism and infidelity have gotten so much ground."Clarendon: Religion and Policy , ch. x. Tûr'-cō, subst. [TURK.) The name given by the French to the Arab tirailleurs or sharpshooters in their army. *tür-cois, s. [TURQUOISE.] Tûr-co-măn, s. [TURKOMAN.] Tür-cô-phil, Tür-ko-phile, s . [Eng. Turk , and Gr. phileo to love.] One who is on the side of the Turks in their efforts to keep the Slavonic Christians under their domination. "There are not two opinions on the subject even among the most enthusiastic Turkophiles ."-London Times. Tür-co-phil-işm, s. [Eng. Turcophil ; -ism.] The views or feelings of a Turcophil (q. ν.). "Free from the exaggerated Turcophilism of England in 1877."-Athenœum, Feb. 10, 1887.