fluctuation
/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/
fluctuation noun: a motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
Noun
fluctuation (countable and uncountable, plural fluctuations)
- 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.1959 November, “Notes and News: St. Pancras-Bedford Diesel Trains”, in Railway Magazine, page 801
- A wavering; unsteadiness.
- fluctuations of opinion
- fluctuations of prices
- 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.
fluctuation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
fluctuation in Tamil
- ஊசலாட்டம், ஏற்ற இறக்கம், தடுமாற்றம், ஏற்றவிறக்கம், கவனமாறுபாடு, கவனவீச்சு
fluctuation in Urdu
- کمی بیشی
fluctuation in Bengali
- ওঠানামা
fluctuation in Malayalam
- ചാഞ്ചാട്ടം, ആന്ദോളനം, ഉയർച്ചയും താഴ്ചയും, ഏറ്റക്കുറച്ചിൽ
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- fluctuation in Kannada
- ಏರಿಳಿತ, ಏರುಪೇರು, ಹೆಚ್ಚುಕಡಿಮೆ, ಎಗ್ಗಡೆದಿಗ್ಗಡೆ
- fluctuation in Sanskrit
- दोला dolā
- fluctuation in Sinhala
- උච්චාවචනය
- fluctuation in Arabic
- تَأْرْجُح taʔrjuḥ, تَقَلُّب taqallub, تَذَبذُب
Examples of fluctuation in a sentence
- The cryogenic system will not be affected by temperature fluctuations of a few millidegrees.
- A color fluctuation will show on your computer screen.
- Both exchanges offer crypto derivatives, which are bets on future fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices.
Forms of fluctuation
| plural | fluctuations |
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Origin of fluctuation
Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus. Morphologically fluctuate + -ion.
Words formed from fluctuation
Words that rhyme with fluctuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about fluctuation
- What does fluctuation mean?
- Fluctuation means a motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
- What is fluctuation in Tamil?
- Fluctuation in Tamil is ஊசலாட்டம், ஏற்ற இறக்கம், தடுமாற்றம். See Fluctuation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is fluctuation?
- Fluctuation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fluctuation?
- Fluctuation is pronounced /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of fluctuation?
- The plural of fluctuation is fluctuations.
Words near fluctuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: fluctuation (page history and authors); fluctuation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fluctuation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fluctuation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fluctuation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fluctuation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); दोला (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); fluctuation (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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