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- Dictionaryfluctuant/ˈflʌktjʊənt/
adjective
- 1. fluctuating; unstable. literary, technical
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The meaning of FLUCTUANT is moving in waves. How to use fluctuant in a sentence.
Inclined to vary or fluctuate; unstable.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Fluctuant is an adjective used to describe things that are fluctuating —continually changing or shifting back and forth. It often implies that such things are unstable or prone to varying. It’s typically applied to abstract or intangible things that frequently change, such as temperature, the stock market, or someone’s mood.
1. : to shift back and forth uncertainly. Oil prices fluctuated. Temperatures fluctuated. 2. : to rise and fall in or as if in waves. The boat fluctuated on the rough sea. transitive verb. : to cause to fluctuate. Synonyms. change. mutate. shift. snap. vary. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for fluctuate.
adj. 1. Subject to change or variation: variable: fluctuant oil prices. 2. Medicine Capable of being moved or compressed. Used of an abnormal mass such as a tumor or abscess. 3. Moving in waves. [From Latin flūctuāns, flūctuant-, present participle of flūctuāre, to fluctuate; see fluctuate .]
to change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another: Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
to change or vary frequently between one level or thing and another: Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
