fluctuate
/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/FLUHK-chuh-wayt
/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/FLUHK-chuh-wayt
Meaningto move like a wave
Common meaning: to rise and fall unevenly
- fluctuto flowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 763 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
Journey through time
- Latinfluctuare‘to float about’source
- Englishfluctuate‘to rise and fall unevenly’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fluō ‘to flow’.
Roots
- fluō, flūxī, flūxum Latin “to flow”
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