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.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuāns, fluctuantem.

Pronunciation

Verb

fluctuant

  1. gerund of fluctuar

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuantem.

Participle

fluctuant

  1. present participle of fluctuer

Adjective

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

  1. fluctuant

Further reading

Latin

Verb

flūctuant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of flūctuō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French fluctuant, from Latin fluctuans.

Adjective

fluctuant m or n (feminine singular fluctuantă, masculine plural fluctuanți, feminine and neuter plural fluctuante)

  1. fluctuant

Declension

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