Definition of Fluctuate

1. Verb. Cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern.

Generic synonyms: Displace, Move
Related verbs: Vacillate, Waver
Derivative terms: Fluctuation

2. Verb. Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern. "The line on the monitor vacillated"
Exact synonyms: Vacillate, Waver
Generic synonyms: Swing
Derivative terms: Fluctuation, Fluctuation, Vacillation, Waver, Wavering

3. Verb. Be unstable. "The stock market fluctuates"
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Fluctuation

Definition of Fluctuate

1. v. i. To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.

2. v. t. To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion.

Definition of Fluctuate

1. Verb. (intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To undulate. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To cause to vary irregularly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fluctuate

1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]

Medical Definition of Fluctuate

1. 1. To move in waves. 2. To vary, to change from time to time, as in referring to any quantity or quality, e.g., height of blood pressure, concentration of substance in urine or blood, secretory activity, etc. Origin: L. Fluctuo, pp. -atus, to flow in waves (05 Mar 2000)

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