fluctuant

[ fluhk-choo-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. fluctuating; varying; unstable.

  2. undulating; moving or seeming to move in waves.

Origin of fluctuant

1
1550–60; <Latin fluctuant- (stem of fluctuāns) (present participle of fluctuāre to undulate). See fluctuate, -ant

Other words from fluctuant

  • un·fluc·tu·ant, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fluctuant

fluctuant

/ (ˈflʌktjʊənt) /


adjective
  1. inclined to vary or fluctuate; unstable

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