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fluc·tu·ate
(flŭk′cho͞o-āt′)intr.v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates
To vary irregularly, especially in amount: School enrollment has fluctuated from year to year.
[Latin flūctuāre, flūctuāt-, from flūctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fluc′tu·a′tion n.
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fluctuate
(ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt)vb
1. to change or cause to change position constantly; be or make unstable; waver or vary
2. (intr) to rise and fall like a wave; undulate
[C17: from Latin fluctuāre, from fluctus a wave, from fluere to flow]
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fluc•tu•ate
(ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.i.
1. to change continually; vary irregularly; shift back and forth or up and down: Prices fluctuated wildly.
2. to move in waves; undulate.
v.t. 3. to cause to fluctuate.
[1625–35; < Latin fluctuātus to surge, derivative of fluctus wave, flood, derivative of fluere to flow]
fluc`tu•a′tion, n.
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fluctuate
Past participle: fluctuated
Gerund: fluctuating
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| Verb | 1. | fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern |
| 2. |  fluctuate - move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated"swing - alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" fluctuate - cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern | |
| 3. | fluctuate - be unstable; "The stock market fluctuates" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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fluctuate
verb
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fluctuate
[ˈflʌktjʊeɪt] VI [cost] → oscilar; [prices, temperature] → fluctuar, oscilarto fluctuate between [person] → vacilar entre
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fluctuate
vi → schwanken; (in number also) → fluktuieren
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fluctuate
[ˈflʌktjʊˌeɪt] vi (cost, rate, speed) → fluttuare, oscillare; (person) he fluctuated between fear and excitement → passava da uno stato di paura a uno stato di eccitazioneCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fluc·tu·ate
vt. fluctuar, cambiar.
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fluctuate
vi fluctuar, oscilar, variarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.