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Turbulence vs Tourbillon - What's the difference?

turbulence | tourbillon |

As nouns the difference between turbulence and tourbillon

is that turbulence is (uncountable) the state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance while tourbillon is a rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity.

turbulence

English

(wikipedia turbulence)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
  • (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
  • (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
  • An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

    • Related terms

    * turbulent

    See also

    * mechanical turbulence * thermal turbulence

    tourbillon

    English

    (wikipedia tourbillon)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the effects of gravity.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 514:
    • Time was vulnerable to the force of gravity. So Breguet came up with the tourbillon , which isolated the balance wheel and escarpment off on a little platform of their own
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