fluctuation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus. Morphologically fluctuate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === 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. A wavering; unsteadiness. 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fluctuate ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin flūctuātiōnem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fluctuation f (plural fluctuations) fluctuation ==== Related terms ==== fluctuer ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: fluctuatie→ Indonesian: fluktuasi === Further reading === “fluctuation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012