fluctuation

CEFRC1

/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A change that repeatedly rises and falls in amount.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A wavering; unsteadiness.

Examples

  • The fluctuation in prices caused a financial crisis.

  • This time of year we experience a high fluctuation of insects in the house.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.

More examples

In context

  • the fluctuations of the sea

  • fluctuations of opinion

  • fluctuations of prices

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Origin

noun

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