fluctuant

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem.

Adjective

fluctuant (comparative more fluctuant, superlative most fluctuant)

  1. That fluctuates, or causes fluctuation
  2. (medicine) Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuāns, fluctuantem.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /fluk.tuˈant/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /fluk.tuˈan/

Verb

fluctuant

  1. present participle of fluctuar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem.

Verb

fluctuant

  1. present participle of fluctuer

Adjective

fluctuant (feminine singular fluctuante, masculine plural fluctuants, feminine plural fluctuantes)

  1. fluctuant

Further reading


Latin

Verb

flūctuant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flūctuō
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