湍流 (tuān liú) — (physics) turbulent flow; turbulence; (geography) torrent; rapids
Definition
Technical term used in physics for turbulent flow and in geography for fast-moving rapids. Both senses describe chaotic, irregular motion of fluid or water.
noun
(physics) turbulent flowturbulence(geography) torrentrapids
Examples
- ，湍流。Wù lǐ kè shàng, wǒ men xué xí le tuān liú de gài niàn.In physics class, we learned the concept of turbulence.
- 湍流，。Zhè tiáo hé de tuān liú fēi cháng wēi xiǎn, bú shì hé yóu yǒng.The rapids of this river are very dangerous, not suitable for swimming.
- 湍流，。Fēi jī yù dào le qiáng liè de tuān liú, chéng kè dōu hěn jǐn zhāng.The plane encountered strong turbulence, and the passengers were all nervous.
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