different between fluctuation vs transmutation
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)
- A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
- the fluctuations of the sea
- A wavering; unsteadiness.
- fluctuations of opinion
- fluctuations of prices
- 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)
- 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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transmutation
English
Etymology
Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”) [12th c.], from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t?anzmju??te??n?/
Noun
transmutation (countable and uncountable, plural transmutations)
- (obsolete) Change, alteration.
- The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
- (alchemy) Specifically, the supposed transformation of one element into another, especially of a base metal into gold.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 261:
- The transmutation of metals was secondary to the main aim, which was the spiritual transformation of the adept.
- 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 261:
- (physics) The actual transformation of one element into another by a nuclear reaction.
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin tr?nsm?t?ti?.
Pronunciation
Noun
transmutation f (plural transmutations)
- transmutation (all senses)
Related terms
- transmuer, transmuter
Further reading
- “transmutation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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