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turbulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tur-bu-late
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To turn (a laminar flow) into a turbulent flow.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From turbul(ent) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from Middle English turbulent, from Middle French turbulent, from Latin turbulentus, from turba (“disorder, tumult, crowd”).

Origin

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Usage

Inflected Forms

turbulates (present, singular) turbulating (participle, present) turbulated (participle, past) turbulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

turbulation turbulator

Questions

What does turbulate mean?
To turn (a laminar flow) into a turbulent flow.
Where does turbulate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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