different between fluctuation vs coalescence

fluctuation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuati?nem, accusative singular of fluctuati?, from fluctu?, from fluctus.Morphologically fluctuate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fl?kt?u??e???n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

fluctuation (countable and uncountable, plural fluctuations)

  1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
    the fluctuations of the sea
  2. A wavering; unsteadiness.
    fluctuations of opinion
    fluctuations of prices
  3. 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.

Related terms

  • fluctuate

Translations


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fluctuati?nem, accusative singular of fluctuati?, from fluctu?, from fluctus.

Pronunciation

Noun

fluctuation f (plural fluctuations)

  1. fluctuation

Related terms

  • fluctuer

Further reading

  • “fluctuation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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coalescence

English

Alternative forms

  • coalescency

Noun

coalescence (countable and uncountable, plural coalescences)

  1. The act of coalescing.
  2. (phonology) The merging of two segments into one.

Derived terms

Translations


French

Noun

coalescence f (plural coalescences)

  1. coalescence

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