Dictionarium latinogallicum. 1552.
Fluctuate — Fluc tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluctuating}.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to flow. See {Fluent}, and cf. {Flotilla}.] 1. To move as a wave; to roll hither… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluctuated — Fluctuate Fluc tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluctuating}.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to flow. See {Fluent}, and cf. {Flotilla}.] 1. To move as a wave; to roll … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fluctuating — Fluctuate Fluc tu*ate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluctuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fluctuating}.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to flow. See {Fluent}, and cf. {Flotilla}.] 1. To move as a wave; to roll … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fluctuate — verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin fluctuatus, past participle of fluctuare, from fluctus flow, wave, from fluere more at fluid Date: 1634 intransitive verb 1. to shift back and forth uncertainly 2. to ebb and flow in waves transitive verb to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fluctuate — /fluk chooh ayt /, v., fluctuated, fluctuating. v.i. 1. to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month. 2. to move back and forth in waves. v.t. 3. to cause to fluctuate. [1625 35; … Universalium
PRESBYTER Johannes — nomen Rgum Tartariae Magnae Nestorianorum, quod Marcus Paulus Venetus, cui omnem illius tractus notitiam debemus, primus in Europam ex Asia reversus transtulit; e quo id reliqui hauserunt ac innumera de illo Presbytero Iohanne confinxerunt:… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
fluctuate — 1630s, from L. fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare to undulate (see FLUCTUATION (Cf. fluctuation)). Related: Fluctuated; fluctuates; fluctuating … Etymology dictionary
fluctuate — fluc•tu•ate [[t]ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to change continually; vary irregularly; shift back and forth or up and down: Prices fluctuated wildly[/ex] 2) to move in waves; undulate 3) to cause to fluctuate • Etymology: 1625–35; < L … From formal English to slang
fluctuate — [c]/ˈflʌktʃueɪt / (say flukchoohayt) verb (fluctuated, fluctuating) –verb (i) 1. to change continually, as by turns, from one course, position, condition, amount, etc., to another, as the mind, opinion, policy, prices, temperature, etc.; vary… …
flotter — Flotter, Fluctuare, vel Fluctuari, Iactari fluctibus, Fluitare. Ondoyer, et flotter, Exaestuare. Qui a flotté, Fluctuatus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
fluctuate — [fluk′cho͞o āt΄] vi. fluctuated, fluctuating [< L fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare < fluctus, a flowing, wave < pp. stem of fluere, to flow < IE * bhleu , to swell up, flow (> BLUSTER) < base * bhel , to swell up > BALL1] 1. to… … English World dictionary
