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Webster 1913 Edition


Fluctuant

Fluc′tu-ant

(?; 135)
,
Adj.
[L.
fluctuans
, p. pr. of
fluctuare
. See
Fluctuate
.]
1.
Moving like a wave; wavering
;
(Med.)
showing undulation or fluctuation;
as, a
fluctuant
tumor
.
2.
Floating on the waves.
[Obs.]
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fluctuant

FLUC'TUANT

,
Adj.
[L. fluctuans. See Fluctuate.] Moving like a wave; wavering; unsteady.

Definition 2024


fluctuant

fluctuant

English

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

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Catalan

Verb

fluctuant

  1. present participle of fluctuar

French

Verb

fluctuant

  1. present participle of fluctuer

Adjective

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

  1. fluctuant

Latin

Verb

fluctuant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of fluctuō