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View usage for: fluctuation in British English (ˌflʌktjʊˈeɪʃən) noun1. constant change; vacillation; instability 3. a variation in an animal or plant that is determined by environment rather than heredity Examples of 'fluctuation' in a sentencefluctuation Investors were more concerned about the here and now, he said, and fluctuations in the price of the yellow metal.There were substantial fluctuations in temperature last week.It also has the disadvantage of wide and often wild fluctuations of temperature and humidity.In the normal world tiny quantum fluctuations come and go and we are none the wiser.But a genuine owner is not particularly interested in the fluctuations of the share price.Property is fraught with problems because of the fluctuations in prices.The race was on to find tiny fluctuations in the signal that would account for our own existence.Unlike greenhouses, they avoid wide fluctuations of temperature in the summer.Thus this mechanism attempts to avoid erratic short-term fluctuations in price.It is not just used-car dealers that see price fluctuations.Don't worry about tiny fluctuations in your weight. Synonyms change wavering unsteadiness inconstancy Additional synonymsDefinition a change or modification Making some simple alterations to your diet will make you feel fitter. Synonyms change, adjustment, shift, amendment, conversion, modificationThe alternation of sun and snow continued throughout the holiday. Synonyms rotation, change, swing, variation, oscillation, fluctuation, vacillation, vicissitudeDefinition lack of steadiness or reliability unpopular policies which resulted in political instability Synonyms uncertainty, insecurity, weakness, imbalance, vulnerability, wavering, volatility, unpredictability, restlessness, fluidity, fluctuation, disequilibrium, transience, impermanence, precariousness, mutability, shakiness, unsteadiness, inconstancy Nearby words offluctuation - flowery
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Additional synonymsa slight oscillation in world temperature Synonyms fluctuation, swing, variation, instability, imbalance, wavering, volatility, variability, unpredictability, seesawing, disequilibrium, capriciousness, mutability, inconstancy, changeableness Definition the act or an instance of shifting a shift in policy Synonyms change, switch, shifting, modification, alteration, displacement, about-turn, permutation, fluctuationHis mood swings are concerning me, I hope he's okay. Synonyms fluctuation, change, shift, switch, variationThe Prime Minister was pilloried for vacillation and weakness. Synonyms indecisiveness, hesitation, irresolution, wavering, dithering (British), fluctuation, unsteadiness, inconstancy, shillyshallying (informal), irresoluteness Definition a change in level, amount, or quantity Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of ham. Synonyms variety, change, deviation, difference, diversity, diversion (British), novelty, alteration, discrepancy, diversification, departure from the norm, break in routine |