Meanings
nounmacroturbulence (usually uncountable, plural macroturbulences)
plural macroturbulences
- uncountableusuallyTurbulence on a large scale.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Englishturbulence
- Englishmacroturbulence
From macro- + turbulence.
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macroturbulence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroturbulence
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“macroturbulence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroturbulence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macroturbulence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macroturbulence.
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