different between fluctuation vs restyling

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).

English

Verb

restyling

1. present participle of restyle

Noun

restyling (plural restylings)

1. The process or result of styling something again.