Fluctuation vs Fluctuant - What's the difference?
fluctuation | fluctuant |
A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
A wavering; unsteadiness.
In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
That fluctuates, or causes fluctuation
(medicine) Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated
As a noun fluctuation
is a motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.As an adjective fluctuant is
that fluctuates, or causes fluctuation.fluctuation
English
Noun
(en noun)- the fluctuations of the sea
- fluctuations of opinion
- fluctuations of prices