Fluctuation
[,flʌktʃʊ'eɪʃ(ə)n;-tjʊ-] or [,flʌktʃʊ'eʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; 'he kept a record of price fluctuations'.
(noun.) a wave motion; 'the fluctuations of the sea'.
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Definition
(n.) A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.
(n.) A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of prices.
(n.) The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Oscillation, unsteadiness, rising and falling.[2]. Wavering, inconstancy, vacillation, hesitation.
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Examples
- One is reminded of the lines of Tennyson: Large elements in order brought And tracts of calm from tempest made, And world fluctuation swayed In vassal tides that followed thought. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- She remained sitting, though the fluctuation in her look might have told any man who knew her so well as Wildeve that she was thinking of him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Chronometers were invented, distinguished from watches and clocks, by means by which the fluctuation of the parts caused by the variations in temperature are obviated or compensated. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We will not follow the fluctuations of the power and prestige of the English Parliament through the time of the Tudor monarchs (_i. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But under the most stable conditions there will always be fluctuations in currency value. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There have been fluctuations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We have now seen Miss Wilson in various fluctuations of her reign; but not in all of them. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It is well known that the diaphragm of a telephone vibrates with the fluctuations of the current energizing the magnet beneath it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Chosroes II (590-628), the grandson of Chosroes I, experienced extraordinary fluctuations of fortune. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Our world to-day seems to be emerging with fluctuations from a prolonged phase of adversity and extreme conditions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Fluctuations in the lake due to floods are controlled by an immense spillway dam built of concrete. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They are not regular changes; they are slow fluctuations between heat and cold. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Emma watched her through the fluctuations of this speech, and saw no alarming symptoms of love. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The former secures unity, order, and law; the latter signify multiplicity and discord, irrational fluctuations from one estate to another. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Apart from motions, a complete diorama of the fluctuations of the game went on in their eyes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- The phases and fluctuations of its ascent we cannot record here. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In obedience to my instructions, I have exhibited the fluctuations in my opinion of our Christian Hero, exactly as I find them recorded in my diary. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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