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fluctuation

noun
fluc路​tu路​a路​tion | \ 藢fl蓹k-ch蓹-藞w膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce fluctuation (audio) , -ch眉-藞膩-\
plural fluctuations

Definition of fluctuation

: an act or instance of fluctuating : an irregular shifting back and forth or up and down in the level, strength, or value of something Small fluctuations in prices are to be expected. Some fluctuation in real estate values is not unusual. North American species in general, having contended with blazing July days and frosty September nights as they evolved, are much more tolerant of temperature fluctuations than tropical species are.— Jonathan Franzen

Other Words from fluctuation

fluctuational \ 藢fl蓹k-​ch蓹-​藞w膩-​shn蓹l How to pronounce fluctuational (audio) , -​sh蓹-​n岬妉 , -​ch眉-​藞膩-​ \ adjective

First Known Use of fluctuation

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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fluctuation

noun
fluc路​tu路​a路​tion | \ 藢fl蓹k-ch蓹-藞w膩-sh蓹n How to pronounce fluctuation (audio) \

Medical Definition of fluctuation

1 : a motion like that of waves especially : the wavelike motion of a fluid collected in a natural or artificial cavity of the body observed by palpation or percussion
2a : a slight and nonheritable variation especially : such a variation occurring in response to environmental factors
b : recurrent and often more or less cyclic alteration (as of form, size, or color of a bodily part)

Other Words from fluctuation

fluctuate \ 藞fl蓹k-​ch蓹-​藢w膩t How to pronounce fluctuate (audio) \ verb fluctuated; fluctuating

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