fluxional

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/ˈflʌkʃənəl/

adjective

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English fluxion →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectivefluxional (comparative more fluxional, superlative most fluxional)

comparative more fluxional · superlative most fluxional

  1. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
  2. chemistryThat undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.

Origin

  1. Englishfluxion
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishfluxional

From fluxion + -al.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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