FLUCTUATION

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.

2.
n.

A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of prices.

3.
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. Dunglison.


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