Word: fluctuation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fluc
tu
a
tion
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: fluctuate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To undulate; increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fluctuo
Language: la
Decoded: fluctuo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I surge, swell, undulate
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.