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fluctuation — [ flyktɥasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. fluctuatio, de fluctuare « flotter » 1 ♦ Rare Mouvement alternatif comparable à l agitation des flots. ⇒ balancement, oscillation. 2 ♦ Fig. (surtout au plur.) Variations successives en sens contraire. ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Fluctuation — Fluc tu*a tion, n. [L. fluctuatio; cf. F. fluctuation.] 1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea. [1913 Webster] 2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluctuation — mid 15c., from M.Fr. fluctuation (12c.) or directly from L. fluctuationem (nom. fluctuatio) a wavering, vacillation, noun of action from pp. stem of fluctuare to undulate, to move in waves, from fluctus wave, billow, surge, from pp. of fluere to… … Etymology dictionary
Fluctuation — Fluctuation, lat. dtsch., das Wogen, Schwanken; fluctuiren, schwanken … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
fluctuation — index hesitation, indecision Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fluctuation — A price or interest rate change. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * fluctuation fluc‧tu‧a‧tion [ˌflʌktʆuˈeɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable] the movement of prices, income, rates etc as they increase and fall: • Fluctuations in profits… … Financial and business terms
fluctuation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, large, wide, wild ▪ local, minor, small ▪ rapid ▪ … Collocations dictionary
FLUCTUATION — s. f. Balancement d un liquide. Il se dit particulièrement, en Médecine, Du mouvement d un fluide épanché dans quelque tumeur, ou dans quelque partie du corps. En touchant cette tumeur, on sent qu il y a fluctuation. Il se dit aussi, figurément … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
fluctuation — fluc|tu|a|tion [ˌflʌktʃuˈeıʃən] n [U and C] a change in a price, amount, level etc = ↑variation fluctuation in ▪ the fluctuation in interest rates ▪ Prices are subject to fluctuation … Dictionary of contemporary English
fluctuation — UK [ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms fluctuation : singular fluctuation plural fluctuations frequent changes in the amount, value, or level of something Even a minor fluctuation in the water temperature can affect… … English dictionary
