Fluctuation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wave motion

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /flˌʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the fluctuations of the sea
he kept a record of price fluctuations

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

variation wavering

Parts of Speech

noun	a wave motion “the fluctuations of the sea”
noun	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
noun	the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes “he kept a record of price fluctuations”

Word Forms

fluctuate	verb	cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
vary	verb	be subject to change in accordance with a variable
waver	verb	move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fluktuation

eine Wellenbewegung

🇪🇸Spanish

fluctuación

un movimiento ondulatorio

🇮🇹Italian

fluttuazione

un moto ondoso

🇳🇱Dutch

fluctuatie

een golfbeweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

flutuação

um movimento de onda

🇷🇺Russian

колебание

волновое движение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्थिरता

एक तरंग गति

🇧🇩Bengali

ওঠানামা

একটি তরঙ্গ গতি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்ற இறக்கம்

ஒரு அலை இயக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెచ్చుతగ్గులు

ఒక తరంగ చలనం

🇮🇳Marathi

चढउतार

लहरी गती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વધઘટ

એક તરંગ ગતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಳಿತ

ಒಂದು ತರಂಗ ಚಲನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റക്കുറച്ചിലുകൾ

ഒരു തരംഗ ചലനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਤਰਾਅ-ਚੜ੍ਹਾਅ

ਇੱਕ ਲਹਿਰ ਮੋਸ਼ਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

اتار چڑھاؤ

ایک لہر تحریک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

波动

🇯🇵Japanese

変動

波動

🇰🇷Korean

파동

파동 운동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự dao động

chuyển động sóng

🇹🇭Thai

ความผันผวน

การเคลื่อนที่ของคลื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

fluktuasi

suatu gerakan gelombang

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabagu-bago

isang galaw ng alon

🇲🇾Malay

turun naik

gerakan gelombang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقلب

حركة موجية

🇮🇷Persian

نوسان

یک حرکت موجی

🇹🇷Turkish

dalgalanma

bir dalga hareketi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְנוּדָה

תנועת גל

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The primary meaning of 'fluctuation' is 'a wave motion'.

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Using 'fluctuation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fluctuation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fluctuation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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