FLUCTUATE


Meaning of FLUCTUATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflək-chə-ˌwāt, -chü-ˌāt ]

verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin fluctuatus, past participle of fluctuare, from fluctus flow, wave, from fluere — more at fluid

Date: 1634

intransitive verb

1. : to shift back and forth uncertainly

2. : to ebb and flow in waves

transitive verb

: to cause to fluctuate

Synonyms: see swing

• fluc·tu·a·tion ˌflək-chə-ˈwā-shən, -chü-ˈā- noun

• fluc·tu·a·tion·al -shnəl, -shə-n ə l adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.