Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macroturbulence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
macro-tur-bu-lence
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Turbulence on a large scale.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English turbulence English macroturbulence From macro- + turbulence.

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Questions

What does macroturbulence mean?
Turbulence on a large scale.
Where does macroturbulence come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- English turbulence English macroturbulence From macro- + turbulence.

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