Dictionary Entry
fluctuations
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/fluhk-choo-AY-shuhns/Word FrequencyCommon (4.51)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
In a Sentence
“the fluctuations of the sea”
Published Usage Examples
“macrometeorology and climatology should be shown by experiment to be ruled by clearly separated processes, In particular there should exist at least one time span àŽ໠on the order of one lifetime that is both long enough for micrometeorological fluctuations to be averaged out and short enough to avoid climate fluct”
“On what he called fluctuations in the currency markets, he said the weakening of the rand could be attributed to the strength of the US dollar against all other currencies.”
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Origin
Late Middle English, from Latin fluctus ‘wave’.
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “fluctuations”
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