fluctuant

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adjective

That fluctuates or causes fluctuation.

OriginLatin fluctuans →
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Meanings

adjectivefluctuant (comparative more fluctuant, superlative most fluctuant)

comparative more fluctuant · superlative most fluctuant

  1. That fluctuates or causes fluctuation.
  2. medicineUsed to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated.

Origin

  1. Latinfluctuans
  2. Latinfluctuans
  3. Englishfluctuant

Borrowed from Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

fluctuant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluctuant

MLA

“fluctuant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluctuant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluctuant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluctuant.

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