FLUCTUATE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

Categories: Move, Displace

Part of speech: Verb

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

Example: the line on the monitor vacillated

Categories: Swing

Part of speech: Verb

be unstable

Example: The stock market fluctuates

Categories: Change state, Turn

The word "fluctuate" was borrowed from Latin fluctuo.

Latin became the scholarly language of Europe for over 1,500 years, standardizing technical vocabulary.