fluctuation

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Pronunciation

/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/

Definition of fluctuation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.

“the fluctuations of the sea”
“The rolling stock has been specially designed to meet the needs of the fluctuation of traffic in peak and off-peak periods.”
“The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.

“the fluctuations of the sea”
“The rolling stock has been specially designed to meet the needs of the fluctuation of traffic in peak and off-peak periods.”
“The scientific instruments of the day recorded rapid fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic field, as powerful electrical currents flowed through the upper atmosphere.”
(countable, uncountable)A wavering; unsteadiness.

“fluctuations of opinion”
“fluctuations of prices”
(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.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus. Morphologically fluctuate + -ion.

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