
[Latin flūctuāre, flūctuāt-, from flūctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow.]
fluctuant fluc'tu·ant (-ənt) adj.
Definition: vacillate, change
Antonyms: hold, persist, remain, stay, steady, unchanging
The time of the swimming class will fluctuate based on when the fog clears each day.
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1. a variation, as about a fixed variation or mass.
2. a wavelike motion in a fluid-filled cavity.
A wavelike motion produced in soft tissues in response to palpation or percussion. Fluctuation is caused by a collection of fluids or exudates in the tissues.
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - svinge, variere, vakle mellem
v. tr. - få til at svinge
Nederlands (Dutch)
fluctueren, schommelen, doen fluctueren/ schommelen
Français (French)
v. intr. - (gén, Fin) fluctuer, osciller (dans ses opinions)
v. tr. - faire fluctuer, faire osciller
Deutsch (German)
v. - fluktuieren, schwanken
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κυμαίνομαι, ταλαντεύομαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - flutuar
Русский (Russian)
колебаться, быть неустойчивым
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - fluctuar
v. tr. - fluctuar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - fluktuera, vackla, bölja som vågor, få att gå upp och ned
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
变动, 动摇, 上下, 使动摇, 使起伏, 使波动
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 變動, 動搖, 上下
v. tr. - 使動搖, 使起伏, 使波動
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 변화하다, 동요하다
v. tr. - 변동시키다, 동요 시키다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 波動する, 動揺する, 変動する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتقلب , يتذبذب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - עלה וירד חליפות, התנדנד, היה לא-יציב
v. tr. - גרם לאי-יציבות או לתנודות
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