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Synonyms for fluctuation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fluhk-choo-ey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən


Définition of fluctuation

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French fluctuation (12c.) or directly from Latin fluctuationem (nominative fluctuatio) "a wavering, vacillation," noun of action from past participle stem of fluctuare "to undulate, to move in waves," from fluctus "wave, billow, surge," from past participle of fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
  • noun vacillation
Example sentences :
  • Two countries, at least, are concerned in the fluctuation of every rate.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Foreign Exchange » by Franklin Escher
  • These are the main influences bearing on the fluctuation of exchange.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Foreign Exchange » by Franklin Escher
  • The solidity was all in the superstructure; the fluctuation had been all in the foundations.
  • Extract from : « A Short History of England » by G. K. Chesterton
  • The price of cauliflowers is less subject to fluctuation than that of most other vegetables.
  • Extract from : « The Cauliflower » by A. A. Crozier
  • Prices fluctuate, and their fluctuation is apt to be deceptive.
  • Extract from : « The Book-Collector » by William Carew Hazlitt
  • There is thus practically no fluctuation in the pressure of the current generated.
  • Extract from : « How it Works » by Archibald Williams
  • This fluctuation is connected with that of the hygrometric condition of the air.
  • Extract from : « Thunder and Lightning » by Camille Flammarion
  • Malmesbury has a curious sketch of this fluctuation of fashion.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
  • The least weasel in Minnesota and its fluctuation in numbers.
  • Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall
  • The fluctuation of light has, therefore, little to do with the movement of the tree.
  • Extract from : « Life Movements in Plants » by Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

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