fluctus

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noun

An area covered by outflow from a volcano.

OriginLatin fluctus ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? →
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Meanings

nounfluctus (plural fluctus or flucti)

plural flucti

  1. astronomyAn area covered by outflow from a volcano.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluctus
  6. Englishfluctus

Borrowed from Latin fluctus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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