fluctuation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
- (countable, uncountable) A wavering; unsteadiness.
- (countable, uncountable) In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
Synonyms
modification
up-and-down
rise and fall
increase and decrease
amplitude of vibration
undulatory motion
elevation and subsidencei
oscillating amplitude
shake amplitude
wave-motion
Translations
fluctuation
fluctuación
Schwankung
flutuação
fluttuazione
διακύμανση
schommeling
fluctuacióFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus. Morphologically fluctuate + -ion.
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