According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
TURBULENCE
turbulence, turbulency
(noun) unstable flow of a liquid or gas
turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang
(noun) a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); “the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence”
turbulence
(noun) instability in the atmosphere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)
(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.
Source: Wiktionary
Tur"bu*lence, n. Etym: [L. turbulentia: cf. F. turbulebce.]
Definition: The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state; tumult; disorder; agitation. Shak. The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued. Southey.
Syn.
– Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness; termagance; unruliness; insubordination; rioting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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