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fluctuant

fluctuant adjective: that fluctuates or causes fluctuation.

Adjective

fluctuant (comparative more fluctuant, superlative most fluctuant)

  1. That fluctuates or causes fluctuation.
  2. Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated.

Forms of fluctuant

comparativemore fluctuant
superlativemost fluctuant

Origin of fluctuant

Borrowed from Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem.

Words formed from fluctuant

Questions about fluctuant

What does fluctuant mean?
Fluctuant means that fluctuates or causes fluctuation.
What part of speech is fluctuant?
Fluctuant is an adjective.

Words near fluctuant in the dictionary

  1. fluctospheres
  2. fluctuability
  3. fluctuable
  4. fluctuance
  5. fluctuancy
  6. fluctuant
  7. fluctuate
  8. fluctuated
  9. fluctuater
  10. fluctuaters
  11. fluctuates

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