rapid current; turbulent flow; torrent
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
rapid current; rushing water; torrent
literaryLiterary term for fast-flowing water, often used in descriptive writing to describe rivers and streams with strong currents.
Hé河
shuǐ水
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
jiān间
xíng形
chéng成
le了
tuān湍
liú流
。
The river water formed rapids in the valley.
Xíng行
chuán船
shí时
yào要
xiǎo小
xīn心
bì避
kāi开
tuān湍
liú流
。
When sailing, one must be careful to avoid the rapids.
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Pù瀑
bù布
xià下
fāng方
shì是
tuān湍
jí急
de的
shuǐ水
liú流
。
Below the waterfall is rapid flowing water.
Zhè这
tiáo条
xī溪
liú流
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
tuān湍
liú流
，
hěn很
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
This stream has many rapids; it is very dangerous.
noun
turbulent flow; turbulence
technicalPhysics and engineering term describing chaotic, irregular fluid motion characterized by eddies and vortices, as opposed to laminar flow.
Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
guǎn管
dào道
zhōng中
de的
tuān湍
liú流
xiàn现
xiàng象
。
Engineers are studying the phenomenon of turbulent flow in pipes.
Tuān湍
liú流
huì会
zēng增
jiā加
fēi飞
jī机
de的
zǔ阻
lì力
。
Turbulence will increase the drag on the aircraft.
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Céng层
liú流
hé和
tuān湍
liú流
shì是
liú流
tǐ体
lì力
xué学
de的
liǎng两
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
liú流
dòng动
zhuàng状
tài态
。
Laminar flow and turbulent flow are two basic flow states in fluid mechanics.